Author: A Recovering Brain

It really annoys me but I say it all the time now. Usually when someone asks me something I will just say 'I don't know'. Just been thinking about it and is it just a method I use to help me cope with things. Do I say I don't know because I just don't won't … Continue reading I don’t know

I used to read books. I liked reading books. I have alot of books on my shelves that I have read. But since my illness I haven't read a single book. I have tried a number of times. I can still read but the concentration just isn't there anymore. I suppose this just another thing … Continue reading Read or listen

I have written about memory before but it is a big part of my life so I have to write about it again. Everyday I am so frustrated about how I can remember things and not remember other things. I guess I am thinking about it a lot at the moment as it affecting me … Continue reading I can’t remember

I guess this is a silly question as I know I was the very ill. But I just don't really understand it. I think if I did I would appreciate my life now. There is really only one person I can ask about this. I am a bit worried that they will say they don't … Continue reading How ill was I?

I have been saying this a lot recently especially when days go bad or are horrible. I just think to myself, this just isn't my life. I feel like I am living someone else's. I guess that is why they say you have had a life changing experience. I think I have said it before. … Continue reading Not my life

A good person would say this to me all the time and would get annoyed. All the things I said and felt were normal. But things weren't normal. That is why Headway is so great as they explain to you why things are normal. I guess this is part of the acceptance thing again. When … Continue reading Normal?

Last week I went back to work where I have worked for 18 years. It is a really nice place to work people there have been really supportive. But I have to describe it as really horrible. It is hard for people without a brain injury to really understand and would't want to wish that … Continue reading Going back to work (again)

This is a great thing that I learnt about at Headway last week. It is not about acceptance from other people, although this would be nice. It is about the acceptance of my new self. You need to accept the new self before you really can make any progress and move forward. Like with everything … Continue reading Acceptance

One thing that I haven't been able to do since my brain injury is to drive a car. To begin with, with most things, I thought that after a year I would be back driving again. But with most things now, I realised I overestimated my abilities and I am not back yet. That means … Continue reading Evil bus

So today I am doing more packing. It is horrible but I have to do it. I was looking at things in the shed. I don't know if I need them, just chucked them in a box. It reminds me when my uncle died unexpectedly and we had to go through all his stuff and … Continue reading Packing