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Fear … TBI no sense of time and space. Being an outsider looking in. 30 years and answers go so far beyond the neurosurgeons and consultants of that time whose answer was merely no head injury is the same … go and adapt. No need to ask questions. But I say keep asking them. This is AI at its best being a synopsis of what gave me the most FEAR.

The feelings of having  no sense of time and space and feeling like you are an outsider looking in on the world are recognized symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), specifically associated with depersonalization and derealization. These are real neurological and psychological symptoms resulting … Continue reading

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TBI: Why we “stare”. I tend to stare, and put it down to resting the brain. AI answer.

A vacant stare in someone with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be a sign of a TBI symptom like a seizure, disorientation, or a reduced ability to concentrate and process information. It can also be related to dissociation or flat/blunted affect, which involves a detached … Continue reading

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Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain

Mental Health Verbal abuse in childhood has devastating impact on adult brain By Bronwyn Thompson August 06, 2025 Words can cause significant harm, new study shows A major new study has found that verbal abuse in childhood may be just as … Continue reading

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Killing in Combat Doesn’t Always Harm Soldiers’ Mental Health

FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology ·March 27, 2025 Summary: A large study of over 14,000 Norwegian veterans reveals that taking a life in combat doesn’t automatically damage a soldier’s mental health—context matters. Veterans from Afghanistan, where combat was expected and rules of engagement were clear, … Continue reading

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Grok 3. Using X = suggestion = ask a question. Years writing about how TBI has impacted on my life, taking prompts from articles read, this takes just a minute. This is AI and it is time for people to engage in this leap frog era of knowledge which is about power.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have a wide range of long-term effects, depending on the severity of the injury, the area of the brain affected, and the individual’s overall health and recovery process. Below is an overview of potential long-term … Continue reading

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I am 29 years old. At 24, I sustained a traumatic brain injury. It has been extremely difficult losing my intellect.. Comment from canisgallicus.com: 30+ yrs on with impact of TBI and never heard of it as described “extremely difficult losing my intellect”. To me this is the silent epidemic that nobody acknowledges and in a world of competitive focused on IQ, Elon’s essay conveys the case of a man aged just 29. 1990’s aged 32 it happened to me and as this website will convey, there were many hurdles summed up in yesterday’s visit to Nuclear Medicine for a Cat Scan where AI meets medicine. see below book I wrote while going through breast cancer treatment which details the medical conveyor belt of illhealth associated with TBI, Wisdom tells me that the reason the medical team tell you that the no head injury is the same because when you think about it no two people are the same. In my case, depression but more difficult to contend with, Anxiety, which made TBI far more difficult and complex.

Home Following Answer Spaces Notifications Elon Meir ·  What is it like to have very low IQ? I am 29 years old. At 24, I sustained a traumatic brain injury. It has been extremely difficult losing my intellect. I attended a … Continue reading

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FT suggestions today: Article to read free. Mental illness and Hope. This article is from New Atlas September 23rd 2024 but I suggest you read both. Uppsala University

Mental Health Tetris: The surprise therapy for PTSD flashbacks By Abhimanyu Ghoshal September 23, 2024 This classic video game from the 80s is good for more than just keeping you occupied Tom Tang / Unsplash View 2 Images A study conducted by … Continue reading

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Harvard Health Publishing: Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder? Written May 2021. Comment 1970’s I first experienced this; I mitched school most of the time … the symptoms below, now tell me what my problem was. There is a secrecy involved in this kind of anxiety. Throughout the later decades, there was always an underlying anxiety but it returned with traumatic life events. Covid19 has had an impact but it is not a severe as in my teen years. Highly recommend cognitive behavioural therapy; medications when necessary and bibliotherapy has been a great benefit to me personally.

Search RECENT BLOG ARTICLES Agoraphobia: Has COVID fueled this anxiety disorder? May 25, 2021By Bobbi Wegner, PsyD, Contributor Editor’s note: As information about COVID-19 continues to evolve, advice about protective measures changes. Please check the CDC web site for current information or talk … Continue reading

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The Guardian: Slow-release ketamine tablets help prevent depression relapses, UK trial finds

Print subscriptions Sign in Search jobs Search The Guardian – Back to homeThe Guardian Support the Guardian Fund independent journalism for €4 per monthSupport us The use of ketamine in slow-release pill form, as opposed to the intravenous treatment currently … Continue reading

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Oxford Major Trauma Centre: How to assess post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in patients with traumatic brain injury. Comment: Dr Alice Murnane was able to explain this to my mum ie contra-coups as explained in third video. Neuropsychologist (Martina McEnroe O’Connor) findings 1994 – executive function identified. Risk: poor identification is very interesting and relevant to me. This video deserves more attention. The explanations are profound. “It can be really like dealing with a child aged 5”. Many of these people end up “Custodial” and eventually in a care home. Please note that many people with this damage can end up in prison. There is a loss to anticipate risks. Includes difficulties with speech. There is what is called “Poverty of Speech” … I hate this dimension. Perservation ie to repeat a behaviour over and over is yet another dimension. Recommend Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI). NB people with TBI: “Our brains age faster”. A little hope over the next 40 years in the area of stem cells worth thinking about.

3,919 views 18 Dec 2020 Instructional video demonstrating how to use the Westmead PTA scale to measure the length of post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) in patients with a traumatic brain injury. ============================ Attorney Gordon Johnson, Jr. of the Brain Injury Law … Continue reading

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