Author: A Recovering Brain

I have always loved cooking. I think I even have a GCSE for it! Before I was unwell I really only cooked for special occasions. I used to make my own bread. It was something that always used to do at the weekend. I loved cooking and found it really easy to do. But of … Continue reading Cooking

I spoke to a psychologist the other day, it was great talking to her as really got me. It is crazy that I had to wait six months to speak to her, that is not an exaggeration as it is probably longer. There is a lack of support, you just have to pay for it. … Continue reading In limbo

It seems strange to write about this, what is an invisible disability? They call brain injury an invisible disability and it is for most people. I am very lucky as I look the same, walk the same and talk the same as I used to. There of course are a few things about me that … Continue reading Invisible disability

The other day I watched a documentary by Louis Theroux talking to people whose lives have been changed by brain injury. I was really interesting to watch and I could relate to each of the three injury survivors he interviewed, in different ways. One thing that someone said in the programme, I can't remember if … Continue reading Old life and new life

I have been on Twitter for over 10 years now but I don't really use it much. I heard from a follower of my blog that he would reblog my posts on Twitter. I thought that that would be a good idea for me to do. I don't really want to put what I write … Continue reading Twitter

I used to write a journal everyday, now I write a blog. Before I was unwell I never thought about doing this but I was advised to start one by a psychologist I was seeing, this time last year. Well this morning I decided to look through it to see how I was doing last … Continue reading This time last year

I have been in and out of the hospital over the last couple of weeks and it has brought back memories of when I was in hospital 18 months ago. I can't remember all the bad bits that happened but when something happened I wondered if it was the same. I remember waking up in … Continue reading What is wrong with me?

When I was at Headway the other day we did an activity that was connected to celebrations that we have. We talked in our groups about celebrations that are held around the world. Many were quite unusual but I can't think of an example now. We were asked to create a new event that we … Continue reading New life day

All the time I try to think of interesting things to write on this blog. All I can think about at the moment is how much I like spring. It is my favourite season. When I look out of the window when I am in the car or the bus I love looking at the … Continue reading Spring

It's true, there is one thing after another. Next week is the next stage in my poor health. I am going to have an operation, another one and I am terrified. I keep thinking to myself that something awful is going to happen to me. The thing is, the worst thing that can happen to … Continue reading My body doesn’t like me