I'm Anne. [said 'Ann' .]. I'm new here. Looking for.......emotional support.

Um. on Mon. I had what I refer to as 'the fall' which.....is known as TBI.
Something about me is I'm vague about things sometimes on purpose particularly if I'm embarassed about something. or if I'm not ready to refer to something by its name. or to talk about it. [The name/the 'it' i'm referring to in this case. er. ok what I'm referring to here is 'the fall' and the name would be TBI, I think.]. I'm vague on fb actually. or I'll refer to something not by its name. for example I might call Barnes & Noble 'the bookstore'. or I'l refer to things by song lyrics/famous people. I might post the 2 words 'president lincoln' on social media. since they think he had TBI. That's my way of making the world easier to understand. I've a few mental disorders. I have trouble w/ articulation, which I did even prior to 'the fall'. But ever since I've been having a lot of trouble. And I'm at times not as clear as I should be which is hard for me.

People in my life [offline] don't know about 'the fall'. I'm really new to this whole TBI situation. I also have anxiety, which stands in the way of recovery of most types, for me. And therefore means recovery takes longer. as does my privacy issues. rather. My issues w/ privacy also stand in the way of recovery.
Hm.....well. what things *have* I done? For one found this forum. As much as I've been wanting to I haven't had a drink. It's not so much the amount, I drink as that, I'd drink. and drinking causes dizziness. I've had chai which I love and it contains caffeine so. I've been a lot more careful walking around that's for sure. Using handrails walking near gates/walls. Stopping when I need a minute.
What happened was that on Mon. I was in a semi empty parking lot. I didn't have time to grab onto anything so I slipped on some ice. just fell straight down. I didn't know the severity of what had happened untill I looked it up some time later.
I've been blogging about this. And researching it online to better understand.

How I'm doing. I'm. ...........I don't know. Mon. - Tues. I was.relieved actually. thank god it wasn't worse. I got very, very lucky. I'm so relieved I could cry. I've been crying a lot. I've been frustrated I've turned into a peach although the bruises are getting better. which. to me makes it seem like it's 'not that bad'. It is and that's hard for me. This whole thing is hard for me.
My sleep's been alrite I've had somewhat less of an appetite then usual. I've been scared. A change I've noticed is I think I've come off as disinterested/cold. That's not my fault. It's hard for me to. seperate those 2. as in 'I'm coming off as cold due to........I was bothered by the weather today' versus 'I'm coming off as cold. It's a result of the fall'. Putting cold water on my bruises helps. it also calms me down.
Right now. A reason I'm not taking pills is in the past I've um.......I haven't always been responsible w/ them. and the last thing I need is to hit my head again. and repeat this whole process.
If I'm out and I'm not.in the middle of something, I've left the area due to light/noise sensitivity.
I used. to be the type of person who at times, took their brain for granted. and I don't as much anymore. The things we take for granted.
love. patience & time. really for any recovery.

Oh I don't work. Something I do is take photos. And I love music. I live w/ 3 roommates er housemates I guess. I write well I blog.

From what I've read on this forum the people here seem pretty nice. As said I'm looking for emotional support. It's hard to get that from FB. well for me anyway.

So......thank you.