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Survival Tips for the Holidays with a Brain Injury

Survival Tips for the Holidays with a Brain Injury

With an injured brain, the holiday season can burden us with more fatigue, more stress and perhaps some sad emotions. We will be able to enjoy ourselves much more if we prepare ourselves for the holiday season. Here are some tips that work for me since my brain injury.

Combat Stress Versus Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Combat Stress Versus Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Learn about the similarities and differences of combat stress and posttraumatic stress disorder to help prevent or effectively manage both.

The Stress Continuum

The Stress Continuum

The Stress Continuum is a model that identifies how Sailors and Marines react under stressful situations and what to do to help.

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Resilience: The Bounce Back Factor

Resilience: The Bounce Back Factor

Think of emotional resilience as armor for the mind, push-ups for the brain.

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Resilience: What Is It?

Resilience: What Is It?

Resilience can best be understood as a type of response to intense stress. By definition, resilience means "bouncing" or "returning to form."

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TBI and PTSD: Navigating the Perfect Storm

TBI and PTSD: Navigating the Perfect Storm

Often people talk about the effects of TBI or the consequences of PTSD as separate conditions — which they are. But for the person who is living with the dual diagnosis of TBI and PTSD, it can be hard to separate them.

Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress

Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress

Stress affects everyone, but it can be worse for people with a brain injury. Here are some indispensable, general strategies for managing stress.

Trastorno de estrés postraumático

Trastorno de EstrÃ©s PostraumÃ¡tico (fÃ¡cil de leer)

Este folleto explica qué es el trastorno de estrés postraumático, cuándo comienza, cuánto tiempo dura y cómo obtener ayuda.

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Managing Crises and Stress Effectively

Managing Crises and Stress Effectively

Remember: no one is immune, but these strategies may help.

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Depression and Anxiety

Depression and Anxiety

Mental health problems can accompany TBI. Learn more about the signs, symptoms, and treatments.

Managing Stress Effectively After TBI, Part II

Managing Stress Effectively After TBI, Part II

Ideas and tools to deal with stress and to decrease the amount of it in your life.