Support

Becoming a member of a Traumatic Brain Injury Facebook support page has been very helpful. Now I know I am not alone; that the feelings and challenges I have are real. They are also common for those with a TBI. Just knowing I’m not insane is important. A real struggle for me is depression. Despite the antidepressant cocktail I take every day this is a big problem. Another is that I am always tired to the point of being nonfunctional. I spend a great deal of the day watching and rewatching DVDs. I can watch them several times before I remember them so they are always new. If the show becomes familiar I just put it aside for a couple months then it is new again. I am good for about four hours in the morning. Having been a high achieving active person this change fuels my depression. It has been 11 ½ years since the injury occurred and five since I stopped working and started taking care of myself. I worry if I will remain this nonfunctional or if I will improve.