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Originally Posted by markneil1212
why would all of us give up our lives the way they were for no reason? i am guilty of denying in the past too. i had a friend who had depression and went to the hospital and i said he was a baby. until depression hit me and no one believed. now it's the same thing with the head injury stuff. i will always give people the benefit of the doubt if they say they are sick from something.
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well said Mark. no one would chose PCS. it's a special kind of torture. during my worst days i tried to remind myself i didn't have to like it or try to look on the bright side (b/c i couldn't--i cried for hours at a time)... i just had to endure it. i was also so unsympathetic to folks with mental/emotional challenges (just get more exercise, get outside, get a job you love, quit moping!) since i've always been pretty happy and things come easily to me. i wish i could undo the accident, but since i can't, i think it's teaching me to be kinder to others, and more gentle with myself (well, gotta credit my therapist for the last part, that was his idea).