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Originally Posted by Bud
Hockey,
I like the term hell phase, very accurate.
Met a head injury guy today for the first time, his accident was 10 years ago. I had never seen him before and there were others around when we met but I could tell right away he was the one I was supposed to meet. There was just something about him that was familiar, the uncertainty in his face was like seeing mine in the mirror. Not sure if that makes sense to anyone but it was a bit eerie to me.
Bud
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Yes, I know exactly what you mean. I was watching my kid play soccer, I looked at one of the new parents and knew, instantly, that she was "one of us." She felt the same thing about me.
I think TBI folks pick up on a number of signs others would miss: a slightly flat affect, a sort of sense of apartness from the group, the way quiet struggle to deal with stimuli plays out in the eyes, etc...
Anyway, we're really close friends, now. It's so nice to spend time with someone who just "gets it."
