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What has changed about the way you set goals after your injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) | Last Active: Feb 9, 2021 | Replies (8)
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For me, I had to relearn to set goals. I am finally getting the hang of setting small goals that are attainable for me as pushing thru tasks and goals is no longer an option. I try to make weekly goals and the kind of goals I make changes from week to week depending on what is going on with me. Right now, I have been focusing on getting up in the morning and accomplishing what needs to be done such as my rehab exercises because I get those periods of depression where I don't want to do anything but sleep and being locked up in the cold is very hard for me as I was living in Florida at the time of my accident, so I was use to being outside and going for walks on the beach. My 2021 goals as I am coming up to the two year anniversary of my brain injury in August are to get back out in the world and see what my new life looks like which includes finding an entire new job and hopefully getting back to the beach sometime, but those are huge goals and it is scary and exciting all at the same time.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jan 17, 2021

@totto, I like that you have goals both big and small. But I get it that depression can creep in, especially at this time of year with the long hours of dark and cold. I just recently heard something in an interview about small goal setting with gloom sets in. It's called the 4 S's:
1. Shower
2. Stretch
3. Sunshine
4. Specific task

I think the first 2 are self-explanatory. Sunshine can be a challenge these days as there has been a lot of cloudy days where I live, so I've interpreted that step as just getting outside for 10-30 minutes.

Setting a specific task is an important part that can change everyday depending on how you feel. The main thing is to set a specific task that you can accomplish or specific part of a task if it is a big job. It can be something small like emptying the dishwasher or something more ambitious and new. The main part is the satisfaction of accomplishment.

You seem to be very faithful to your overall goal and your rehab exercises. What exercises do you like to do?

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