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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)Comment receiving replies
@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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Thank-You Colleen. Rehab exercises I do are occupational therapy right now which can be very challenging some of them. Does anyone else keep doing there physical therapy exercises at home after they completed and got discharged from PT. I feel like I should as my balance which is pretty good now sometimes gets poor which I associate with stress and fatigue. Having balance issues right now is very scary with all the ice. I did fall Thanksgiving morning but the person I live with caught me before I hit the floor. I have a treadmill and I run on it which I love it is a lifesaver for me. I actually got to where my body could physically handle running faster some days but my brain wasn't. I would get the sharp pain in my head and eyes when I would do the cardio bursts, so they told me at rehab to slow down a little and that helped and enabled me to complete other tasks during the day cause I felt better.