Wrong again....

[sammm2k]

Hi all my brain been playing games with me agains, I get told something & totally get it wrong what's been said (not all the time)

This week for instance I had to get mums script from the doctors & took daughter with me as I was bit confused what they had said on phone. I asked why/ how mum would have sti to be told it was uti, daughter was like really mum? I hate you (not really) me & receptionist hysterical laughing. What can I say, mum has water infection doh 😆🤣

[CW2002]

Hi Sammm2k, I do things like that but I find i just get stuff totally wrong then dwell about it after and feel really bad. I also struggle when speaking to more than one person due to not being able to follow more than one conversation it makes me feel quite stupid when I I’ve not been able to answer someone speaking. I had my appointment with the Sheffield brain injury scribt and they explained this is due to the frontal temporal lobe damage. Not sure on your injury but they explained things to me I didn’t know which after all that time 20 years was good. My next appointment is talking about mind fullness so I’m looking forward to it. I asked as I listen to a lot of it on utube.

Cw2002

[cat3]

Honestly Sam ; if you can laugh about your bloopers you're doing great ! We have less capacity for concentration after a BI and can often glaze over and miss important details. Mine was a frontal lobe injury so it's par for the course with me too. If I don't make notes before a phone conversation I easily get tied up in knots (incoming calls can be tricky !) 😬

Try not to dwell on slip-ups m'love ; anxiety only exacerbates the issue... x

[sammm2k in reply to cat3]

Thanks Cat I try not to dwell but it's hard to switch off the replay switch & sometimes it just goes on & on I think it's more annoying for the people around me but humour is my coping mechanism (so I been told) my BI also caused left front lobe damage so could be worse.

I hope your keeping well x

[sammm2k in reply to sammm2k]

Ooo I just said brain damage, I never use that term sounds so wrong, front lobe injury, that sounds better. You know what I mean Cat x

[cat3 in reply to sammm2k]

For some reason the term Brain 'Injury' is more acceptable than 'Damage'. I'm not at all sure why as either feels appropriate to me. 🤔

Hang onto your humour Sam ; it's our most valuable tool ! x