We have little or no control over the cognitive challenges from a head injury but we do have ways we can deal with the anxiety and depression with meds and other therapies. That is what I meant by diligently working to maintain sound mental health. Yes, I need outside help to maintain my mental health.

Sitke's comment "Terrified...keep thinking if it happens again I'll be in a mental hospital blubbering, no joke." is taken to be in response to the cognitive challenges since they can cause one to sound like they are blubbering.

After being locked in solitary in a medical room for 2 nights next to someone having a psychiatric crisis and hearing what it was like for a family member that was locked up in a mental/psychiatric facility, I am very sensitive to how these issues are discussed.

We play a big part in how our anxiety and depression symptoms are treated.