NeuroTalk Support Groups - Avoid Stress at all Costs!!

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And remember - that stress is DIFFERENT now! :)

What used to have an easy solution, roll off my back, be no biggie....can stump me, floor me, make me falter. My threshold is lower, and I have to remember that when avoiding stressors.

Yep, I can personally relate to the psycho exes. My ex and I recently broke up due in large part to her being unsupportive with my recovery. I told myself I don't want to spend the rest of my life with someone like this. She really has made it difficult on my recovery due to the stress that it placed on me. But she just moved out yesterday and I am looking forward to healing and stress levels going down!

relationships and PCS

Hello T,

I hope your recovery will be smoother if the person you were with doesn't understand how what you are going through. This is a journey and thank God for this board to help us understand this journey better.

I am blessed. My husband took care of his folks. His dad died due to complications from alzheimers disease back in the 90s. Because of that experience, my husband does understand me and this PCS ordeal, and has been supportive and patient. That said, I know it's stressful for him too not having me be as I was before the accident. But, I am working toward becoming a more patient person and more receptive too.

Here's to peace and your recovery T.

Sincerly,

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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet (Post 984562)

Just a friendly reminder to my TBI friends. Please avoid stress at all costs. It will flare up your symptoms to the max, and cause you to relapse. I've even dealing with stress my entire recovery and always wondered why I never started to feel better. Once I removed myself from the stressful situation, my recovery started to head in the right direction.

After two years, I was finally starting to feel the old me coming back. My personality came flowing back to me. I was able to communicate myself fluently to people. My problems with overstimulation started to let up. Then, I hung out with my son's mother for a few days. Over a three day period, she's caused me to have multiple anger outbursts. These fits of anger have set me back MONTHS now and I feel very discouraged.

I don't want this to happen to any of you. So, stay away from stressful situations. I know it's hard to with "emotional lability" as a common symptom of TBI, but you'll be glad you did (and not too happy if you don't).

Oh, and try not to hit your head. That's a big no-no in the PCS world. I've done that at least 3 times in the last 2-3 weeks and it didn't turn out well.

Stay away from psycho exes and protect your brain.

This is your friendly neighborhood TBI buddy "SpaceCadet" signing out".

Nick

I don't know how todeal with this anymore. brain injury from drug interaction from doctor but samesymtoms as tbil so confused, head itches anxious depressed back neck head pain, cant focuse, i'm so scared!

Hello Mark and welcome to NeuroTalk. This is a good place.

You can start your own thread and post more of your symptoms. Very good and nice people will offer their suggestions.

All for now

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