Mental Health 4/4

Jan 25, 20202 min read

Being realistic doesn't mean giving up hope

Does being realistic means giving up hope? Here's my thinking on the matter and a bit of a description of how I came to it.

Nov 26, 20194 min read

Vanishing self-confidence post encephalitis

Encephalitis shattered many things in a million little pieces. How do you rise again? What helped you build your confidence back up?

Nov 6, 20193 min read

Where to next?

Lots of things change following a brain event. "Where to next" is a question that keeps popping into mind. How do you handle this question?

Oct 17, 20197 min read

What are my kids missing out on?

Letter to my boys to acknowledge how life has changed following Encephalitis and Brain Injury. Boys, you are the best!

Oct 2, 20194 min read

Brain injury, the hidden struggles

Dealing with encephalitis and brain injury is not as easy as it may look from the outside looking in. So why is it perceived that way?

Sep 26, 20195 min read

Anger, the dark side of a brain injury

Anger is often classified as a common emotional response that can be directly/indirectly related to a brain injury. My personal account.

Sep 5, 20194 min read

How best to deal with the fun side of the fence

Follow up from a previous blog: Sitting on the fence of a brain injury. It addresses how best to prepare yourself if you chose the fun side.

Sep 4, 20192 min read

Sitting on the fence of a brain injury

This blogs is about decision making and simple daily challenges that a person with a brain injury faces. It is a personal account.

Aug 16, 20194 min read

Brain injury and anxiety

Anxiety is a very common side effect of acquired brain injuries. In this post I try to give a few examples of how it comes about for me.