Author: A Recovering Brain

Today it is Mother's Day, a day when we can spoil our Mum's and let them know how much we love them. It is a bit different this year as we have to be careful around older parents. I guess I am lucky as I live with my parents and we are socially distancing with … Continue reading Happy Mother's Day

Well this is definitely the hot topic at the moment. Everything seems to be shutting down and adjusting to the new rules that have been forced onto us. It is not until you turn on the TV that you realise it is really serious and I don't just mean the news. OK, I have been … Continue reading Social distancing

I know I shouldn't do this but all the time walk around at work and think to myself, do they they think that I am unhealthy or is someone with health problems. I am sure that some people do as I have had a lot of things going on in the recent years and the … Continue reading What do people think?

For the first year after everything happened I just thought that after time I would get back to normal. My brain was recovering, it would take some time but it would get better. It wasn't until after about a year that I realised that a brain injury is permanent and you just have to adjust … Continue reading Is it possible?

I remember when I was a teenager I watched a film where this quote was made famous. I never though about it but I have been thinking about it recently. I suppose a life and death situation makes it more real for you. I had to look up exactly what it means to make sure … Continue reading Carpe Diem

This is what I thought to myself, couple of times when my brain was waking up after my arrest. I had these visions of me trying to get out of bed and someone was pulling me back in. What I thought was a dream was actually real. I have been told that I was a … Continue reading I think I’m dreaming

I think I have written about learning skills again and I have been trying quite hard to relearn and understand basic maths skills. I don't really remember how good my skills were before my injury but they are pretty bad now. In daily life I don't really need to know many maths stills but I … Continue reading Maths skills

I would never think about mental health until I had a problem with it. Luckily we live in a world today where it is much easier to talk about it. But everyone is different and don't always react in a way we would like. It is so easier to go out on social media and … Continue reading Be kind

I think about it all the time. After I sustained my brain injury I changed a lot. Some of the changes have been bad but some of them have been good. I would say that I am a lot more confident now. I like having this new found confidence as it helps me do so … Continue reading The impostor

Several times a day I think that people might think that I am drunk. Although I might feel drunk most of the time, I am not drunk. It may seem strange to feel drunk all the time and it is strange. I used to say I am feeling a bit lightheaded to try and explain … Continue reading Is she drunk?