Author: A Recovering Brain

Today it is 18 months since I had my heart attack, cardiac arrest and brain injury. I have said it before and I will say it again, my life has changed from that date. I keep thinking about this day and what happened to me. But of course I can remember anything. I have been … Continue reading 18 Months

I used used to see a great psychologist and I said to him once that I would talk to him in my head all the time. It would help pass the time between each session I had with him. He said I had an internal psychologist. I just remembered about it the other day as … Continue reading Internal Psychologist

I was sitting at my desk at work today and thinking about all to bad things now and getting a bit low. The bad thing I was thinking about is nothing that I can change. Someone said to me a while ago when I was thinking about bad things and worrying - if you can't … Continue reading Good not the bad

It is quite weird but I feel like a year of my life is just missing. I guess this is just part of the recovery period for a brain injury. When I was first ill I just didn't know what was going on. I didn't understand what had happened to me. Even now I am … Continue reading A missed year

This blog is good as I am able to see if anyone has been reading what I am writing. I know two of the people who read my blog posts but when I look at the stats for my blog sometimes I see that other people are also reading it. That is really good and … Continue reading Viewers

This is a late night post. I haven't done this for a while but I guess I have a lot of things going on at the moment. I was lieing in bed thinking about the journal that I used to write every night for someone to read. I guess the blog took over from it … Continue reading Journal

I would say all the time that I am recovering from a brain injury but you don't fully recover from a brain injury. Your brain is injured, it can get better but is is never the same again. I guess it is kind of an acceptance thing again. You have to accept it before moving … Continue reading Recovering?

I am so excited. Last night I looked at my bank account and was surprised when I saw that large amount of money had been paid into it. It was a very large amount. Today I found out that I had been awarded the PIP benefit. I have heard that is very hard to get … Continue reading PIP PIP PIP

This is another great thing that I have learn't about at Headway. It helps me understand the 'slow not stupid' thing I like to say now. It helps to describe why people with a brain injury need a bit more time to process information. Think about driving to work one day and there is a … Continue reading Back Street Analogy

This is another strange thing to write about. I just can't cry anymore. I used to cry and stupid things before I was unwell but nothing seems to make me cry anymore. I nearly cried today, I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes but nothing came out. I know that it is … Continue reading Crying