Why are things exasperated after a brain injury?
A brain injury is life changing exasperated and definitely affects mood, but why are things exasperated?
Why are there things and people that you felt and knew about before the head injury, now totally intolerable?
Can't explain it, but I know exactly what you mean. I used to be a really calm, patient person who rarely got irritated. Now 'irritation' is my middle name. 🙁🌸
I think that many things are more difficult due to either being unable to perform a activity effectively and our emotion are more difficult to control in general.
In terms of interacting with other, a very simplified description but a part of our brain is not regulating our behavior, so the calming part isn't controlling our emotions and actions.
I know that those slightly frustrating elements of friend can be more annoying and I'm much more likely to say something than I would before that. "don't say it" gets said.
Obviously that makes other more stressed around us which generally makes our interaction with others have less karma, which is like a negative loop.
Combine that with a frequent symptom of mental health issues, if even at a low level and it's not a good combination, one of the price of having a ABI.
I may have just written a load of nonsense.
I'm with you on this. I find so many areas in life, where simple jobs, too much stimulus, people chatting on the other side of the fence (& so much more) drive me to the depths of exasperation ! I'm guessing it's our oversensitive brains failing to cope with much more than just 'being'.
I used to love playing devil's advocate just to keep a discussion alive ; now arguments are more likely to end in tears or stomping off ! 😖 You're definitely not alone with this m'dear.... x
The irony for me is that in my last job I trained and worked in Restorative Justice and conflict resolution!!!!! LOL!!!!! 😁😁😁🌸
Some good answers, thank you.
Hi I am the same I am totally changed after my brain tumour removel. Can't tolerate a lot of things I get very irrittable and the fatigue is a nightmare I think it got worse after my 3rd operation as I suffered an infection which resulted in me having my bone flap removed and replaced with a 4" titanium plate.
Hello. I had a brain injury from a cycling accident. This was in 1996 but nevertheless brain injury is for life. I have various strategies for coping with memory problems but I still forget things. I am unable to do paid work at the moment because of the lock down and the charity shop I worked at does not re-open until August. The lock down has also affected my mobility problems as do injuries to my legs and right foot where the car collided with me. I have had operations to perform fasciotomies after the legs swelled. I had other operations to close up the fasciotomies but this resulted in me having to wear compression hosiery. I still have a foot drop and I am prone to getting injuries around the second toe of my right foot. The usual support worker wasn't very good and has been off sick with a bad back for most of nine months. I have relief support workers in for help with shopping and housework twice a week. Lockdown and all the shortages and problems with my house have also meant that I have not been able to study which I have been able to do in the past.
Things don’t sound very good for you at the moment plc38. I find it hard to focus too when there’s so much happening around me and having a crap support worker is very frustrating.
I think the charity shops should be open again soon for your job and what did you study?
Library is going to open mid July too.
I’ve just met up with my friends in a park and I’m very on edge and I was shouting because it not clear where we meeting up and what’s going to happen.
Your right brain injury becomes who you are and you have to live with it and the exasperation!
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