Hi Shez, So very good to meet you! I'm also new here, I joined to get some answers & help with my newly aquired MOM as a live-in. She has Alzhiemer's, Schizophrenia, & Denentia...& I have TBI from the year 1999. lol..yikes..

You fit in my world just fine. I was hit by a car while on a motorcycle. The accident ripped my leg off, broke several other bones throughout my body, which I did recover for the most part. but the real kicker is the TBI. I HAVE to tell you that EVERYTHING you are speaking of and feeling, I had! Also still do sometimes..But it DOES get better!
What I did was extreme..but what the heck, I had a brain injury! I felt so alone, like you & I MOVED far away from everyone I ever knew. I guess it was just to stressful to be around people who knew me better than I did & would remind me that I was no longer the same person. So I left, started all over again at age 41. Don't get me wrong, it was hard, but so easy to live without expectations from others...I guess what I did was learn to live With my disability.
BTY, I am living proof that Dr.'s do NOT know much when relating to the brain. They said "I would die", then it was "I will never walk", then it was "I could never learn", Blah,Blah,Blah...I faught with dr.'s that I could rebuild my brain cells & they laughed at me...It's about 8-9 years later & I'm doing pretty good. I found Gardening as my OCD outlet. My little yard looks like a mini botanical garden, running out of space..but love it!
You WILL find your place! You will Love yourself again, & you DO "FIT" in! There is a World of us out here, a new generation of TBI's...Good luck. I hope this wasn't too long...

Hello there fellow gardener. While I do not have tbi, I do have other stuff going on and I can absolutely relate to growing stuff in one's house. It's a great de-stresser.

I would imagine anyone with TBI HAS TO BE UNDER MAJOR STRESS.

So here's a good way to find a little corner just for you to un-wind, de-stress and have a good time. For me, it was the best thing I ever did.

As I mentioned in my previous post I sprout my own food. When I'm under stress, I just walk over to my sprouts, I water them, I put up new batches. I rinse the one's I have. I harvest them. I do this and it takes all the worries out of my head. It's extremely relaxing. At least for me, it is.

I made several videos and I'm up on youtube.

Here's one of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E31aSbGKz7o

This video will link to my other sprouting videos.

Enjoy.

Melody

Hi gardengrl,

Thank you very much for the reassurance and sharing your amazing personal experience!

I am set to move into a disabled apartment building about 45 miles away from family sometime in March (and they're all pretty against my decision) as a matter of fact. I think that I'm making the right decision for ME.

Thank you ~
Shez