I was a very outgoing person prior to my accident. I find it really tiring to follow conversations and if there is more than 3 people talking I don't usually talk because I can't keep up with the conversation.

I find by the time I am ready to jump into a conversation what I wanted to comment on has already passed. It can be rather awkward because I will say something and (my children particularily) will say we stop talking about that, I think others are more polite.

I prefer to go out with one or maybe two people to make it enjoyable for me and a quieter place, if there is a lot going on I get tired really quickly.

Thanks for the article Mark, it was interesting.