What Happens to Relationships After Brain Injury?

What Happens to Relationships After Brain Injury?

I think your friends, family & coworkers will not understand what all you are going through/ dealing with so they become more distant because they lack understanding of your situation and do not know how to relate or what they can do to help.  Unfortunately, sometimes when people don’t know, they would just rather avoid the situation/person altogether and settle on or focus on people they can relate to and understand better.   For example, my spouse did not know how to handle our relationship after my brain injury, therefore she figured I would be better off living with my parents, needless to say, we are no longer together.  To say that traumatic brain injury complicates relationships is an understatement of tremendous proportion.  Brain injury affects more than just the actual survivor.  Husbands, wives, children and parents all feel its effects.  Sometimes, relationship counseling may help from a psychologist specializing in brain injuries.  There are also usually many support groups especially nowadays since brain injury care is becoming better addressed by the health care community.  Many friends may slowly fade away as life forever changes, but if you steadily work on things that will help you with your recovery, you will surely make new friends who support you as you tackle life’s challenges.