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A mutually cooperative attitude between the person with a brain injury and those close to him or her is certainly desired for optimum rehabilitation. Recovery is dependent on committed and persistent effort from everyone involved.
The following are tips that may help you along with your recovery. Please remember that no two people are alike and what may work for some may not for others. You may also consider seeking a family or individual therapist to help you deal with depression, anxiety, difficulty in relationships and identifying goals.
- Keep a detailed calendar of things you do and plan to do. This builds self-confidence, independence, and self-responsibility.
- Ask questions, but ask yourself first. This will help you to be independent and encourages critical thinking.
- Write things down. This helps achieve multi-modal learning; you hear it, you write it, and see it. Just writing it down greatly helps you remember even if you do not ever look at your notes.
- Use no drugs or alcohol; these only dull the brain.
- Avoid terms such as "I can't". They remind us of negative thinking about ourselves. Be positive about what you can do.
- Limit the use of words like "later", "maybe", or "kind of". These can keep things vague and limit your willingness to commit to something.
- Have goals, but be realistic. Keep reassessing these goals to make sure that they are reachable and achievable.
- Know yourself and what you can and cannot do. Be honest about this, and always make sure you are aware of what you are doing.
- Always consider the optimistic side of things. Focus on the positives.
- Be willing to do new things.
- Be outgoing to get along with others; accept others; do not judge others, respect individuality.
- Be organized.
- Do not be afraid to accept help: Contact info
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