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I always look forward to The Mighty’s affirmations! They are always are exactly what I need to focus on every day!
#TheMighty
#BrainInjury
#MentalHealth

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Why do I have to explain myself 100x?!?

After being involved in a severe accident that included a brain bleed, surgery and led to trauma, I have to continuously explain my triggers to my husband as if they change and it’s all brand new! He is completely unable to understand the parallel between situations and why they could be triggering or why I need to talk through various situations. He says, “it’s a hypothetical, I can’t plan for a hypothetical!” I’m working through triggers so I am ready ahead of time, if they don’t happen awesome! I have to explain my trauma to him repeatedly, which is just reliving it all over again. It makes me not want to tell anyone else because if he… who has been through therapy with me… does not understand… then how will my family and friends? Does this get any easier?

I am 3 1/2 years post accident. Still struggling with my trauma, depression and mental health.

#MentalHealth #Depression #BrainInjury

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What are we celebrating?! (MARCH)

national developmental disabilities month
Women’s history
National MS Education and Awareness Month
March 1-31: Alport Awareness Month March 1-31: Brain Injury Awareness Month
March 1-31: Brain Tumor Awareness Month (UK only)
March 1-31: Deep-Vein Thrombosis Awareness Month
March 1-31: Malignant Hyperthermia Awareness Month
March 1-31: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
March 1-31: Myeloma Action Month
March 1-31: National Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
March 1-31: National Cheerleading Safety Month
March 1-31: National Colorectal Cancers Awareness Month
March 1-31: National Endometriosis Awareness Month
March 1-31: National Kidney Month
March 1-31: National Nutrition Month
March 1-31: Problem Gambling Awareness Month
March 1-31: Save Your Vision Month
March 1-31: Trisomy Awareness Month
March 1-31: Workplace Eye Wellness Month
March 1-6: National Aplastic Anemia & MDS Awareness Week
March 2: World Teen Mental Wellness Day
March 3: World Birth Defects Day
March 3: World Hearing Day
March 4: HPV Awareness Day
March 4: World Obesity Day
March 5: Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day
March 7: National Hospitalist Day
March 10: National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 10-16: Patient Safety Awareness Week
March 10-16: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
March 10-16: Sleep Awareness Week
March 11-17: Brain Awareness Week
March 14: World Kidney Day
March 15: World Sleep Day
March 17-23: National Poison Prevention Week
March 18-24: National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week
March 20: National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March 20: World Oral Health Day
March 21: World Down Syndrome Day
March 24: World Tuberculosis Day
March 26: Epilepsy Awareness – Purple Day
March 26: American Diabetes Alert Day
March 30: National Doctors’ Day
March 30: World Bipolar Day
March 17: Saint Patrick’s Day
March: autoimmune diseases awareness month

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I'm new here!

Hi, my name is EmeraldEyes59. I've been diagnosed with ADHD, depression, Complex PTSD, and a few other other things, due to a Tramatic Brain Injury I sustained several years ago when I got ran over by a 3/4 ton pickup truck.

#MightyTogether #Anxiety #Depression #PTSD #ADHD

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ALL MY LIFE MEDICAL TEST SUBJECT

Burnt-out from the ignorance that comes from the mouths of so called trained medical professionals whom attended society's schools to acquire a stamp of approval that they specialize in whatever 🙄 and obtained A DEGREE.

#Allergies #SpinalMuscularAtrophy #Anxiety #GastroesophagealRefluxDisease #SpinalStenosis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #BrainInjury #MentalHealth #CardiovascularDisease #RheumatoidArthritis #Osteoporosis #Peripheral #InflammatoryBowelDiseaseIBD #InflammatoryArthritis #CrohnsDisease

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Odd cause of dystonic posture

#BrainInjury #Dystonia #Stroke #DegenerativeDiscDisease Hello. How is everyone doing on this fine feburary morning?

I've got a story that up until recently hasn't gotten any kind of spotlight until now. To start, from June 2022 to October of 2023 I saw physical therapy for an issue involving my left arm posture. The pt diagnosed fnd however the way the posture came about would suggest a different cause alltogether. When I would go to sleep my left arm would involuntarily move under my body & when I would wake up I would find it numb. I sleep flat on my back with my head on a few pillows. This arm sliding under my body would happen constantly. One day last march I woke to my forearm in an L position. No matter what the pt did we couldn't get it back down. I've now got a cushion inbetween the arm & chest however I will still find it in the L position despite this. Is there any reason why this would be happening?

Unrelated to this I got an emg done that showed muscle fatigue in a few muscles on the left arm but besides that it was normal. Could whats going on with my sleep be related to whats going on with my muscles & if so what could it mean?

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Feeling broken? Only seeing your flaws? Sometimes those things we feel are flaws are actually what makes us unique, special and extraordinary!

I can get caught in that awful loop of beating myself up, only seeing my flaws, only recognizing things I haven’t done instead of giving myself credit for things I have done, getting stuck in self judgment, only seeming to hear my inner critic’s voice, I can lose all my self confidence, let my self esteem dip and things can look pretty bleak.

Over time more and more I have been able to catch this in the moment, pause, breathe, re-set, and then be gentle with myself and allow myself to shift my energy. I can then take first steps towards better self care…and reverse that repetitive loop, replace it with self respect and start to believe in myself! One situation at a time, I’m getting better … and every time I succeed it can get a little easier the next time. I can see that I have grown along my path and although it can be very hard for me to accept, there is unique beauty to the journey I have been on. I am not broken - I am strong - I have been accepting my flaws and see that as I have picked myself up over and over I have filled myself with gold!

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I find doing a gratitude list can help. A while back it was recommended I process a gratitude list every morning. I like to think of my blessings: roof over my head and food on the table; a car that runs and being able to afford insurance & gas for it; MY HEALTH…here I go through all my 5 senses thankful they all work, touch and feel my legs that didn’t at one point and give thanks that parts of me are healing but by bit ! I give thanks for my whole support network: great doctors & health providers, my friends, and my family!!! I find after doing this I start off the day feeling much better about myself!

What is on your gratitude list?

#MentalHealth #Depression #Anxiety #SocialAnxiety #Disability #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #Selflove #Selfcare #BipolarDisorder #BipolarDepression #COVID19 #Parkinsonism #Concussion #BrainInjury #Migraine #Headache #BackPain #neckpain #PhysicalTherapy #HIVAIDS #PTSD #Stigma #PeripheralNeuropathy #Addiction #AddictionRecovery #IfYouFeelHopeless #Hope #CheckInWithMe #InsideTheMighty #MightyTogether #DistractMe

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