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What Brain Injury Survivors Need You to Know

Find out more about Brain Injury: https://brainlaw.com/help-guides/ From the outside looking in, a brain injury is difficult to understand. From the inside looking out, a brain injury is difficult to describe. In this episode of Brain Injury Insider, host Michael Kaplen discusses some important information brain injury survivors may need to say to you, to help you understand their experience. Brain injury is one of the most misunderstood medical conditions by the public, and even by attorneys or medical professions who claim to be experienced in this area. From the outside looking in, a brain injury is difficult to understand. From the inside looking out, a brain injury is difficult to describe. Here is some important information, brain injury survivors need to say to you, and you need to understand: • Please don’t tell me you don’t look like you have a brain injury, or you don’t sound like you have a brain injury. You are used to assessing an injury by searching for physical clues such as casts, crutches, or a wheelchair. • A brain injury is an invisible injury. • I may look and sound fine, but my brain injury impairs my memory, my concentration, and my ability to multitask. • Please be patient and do not interrupt me. I may have difficulty with word retrieval or following a conversation. • I need time to comprehend what others are saying and formulate my response. Please allow me the time to find my words and collect my thoughts. • I’m not stupid or being impolite. My memory is not as good as it was before my injury. I may repeat myself or get lost or distracted in my conversation with you. • I suffer from headaches, sensitivity to bright light and loud sounds and have difficulty reading and following conversations. • I need to take a rest; I’m not being lazy Brain fatigue is common following a concussion or any other brain injury. Processing and organizing information require more effort for a brain injury survivor. • I’m not being difficult. Big gatherings, crowds, loud noises, following multiple conversations are difficult situations. Limiting my exposure is necessary. • I may laugh or cry inappropriately. My brain injury causes emotional and behavioral problems that interfere with my ability to regulate my behavior or causes me to be overly sensitive. Every brain injury is different. A brain injury can affect every aspect of a person’s life.