← Return to Adult Life after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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I also remember when l first came home after my TH I l cried because l didn't know my house and that l had children. Then one day my therapist took me to the grocery store to see what l remembered. I cried because there were people around and it was to overwhelming. I didn't know how to do house work or cook. I also couldn't take hearing loud noise and too many people talking frightened.me. Then one day l was told l was strangling my daughter and l really didn't know what l did then l was sent to the mental hospital. And l can remember only one time being there. I guess it was the drugs l was given. Then l was discharged. Then everything after while seemed ok. I was reading doing math and my speech therapist helped me to do these things. Then once again something happened again l fell on an antique table and hit my head. I wanted to go home because when l hit my head we were to fly back home. My mother and l did and l was told l did something else l am not sure. I was told when we got off the plane they took me straight to the hospital and l kept calling my therapist name and she came and Then l was transferred to another mental hospital. I came back out and l was put on stronger antidepressants from 1997- 2014. I had another attack with my brain injury. Viral encephalitis first and then autoimmune encephalitis and all the things l was going through were symptoms of autoimmune encephalitis disease and at that time and still today doctors don't know about it and they think it's a mental problem when it's actually all the signs of autoimmune encephalitis disease. Then l had a 4hr test for memory and then a PET for dementia and they all came back normal. So l prayed Lord give me my memory back. I listened to music and watched wheel of fortune. When l read the bible or hear the preacher speak l couldn't comprehend or remember as soon as l got out the church. Now l can read and understand what l hear and not frightened of my surroundings but now in the times we are living in we have to be aware so that is normal. Now l haven't been driving for a year because they didn't know what was going on with me so l have to tell doctors go to about my illness and the symptoms but l am doing great and they can't believe it but God is not surprised. And just recently l read about 2 people who went through the same thing and were treated the same way and also placed in mental hospitals. So it takes time and lots of prayer. And don't be hard on yourself because all of this is normal and it will get better.

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Boy, you've really had it! I'm so sorry; but thankful that God is helping you. I notice this was several years ago. How are you now?