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Breaking Down PTSD Anxiety One Fear at a Time

Generalized anxiety, panic disorder, and anxiety related to PTSD are common. An estimated 31 percent of U.S. adults experience anxiety at some point in their lives. Learn more.

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Lost Memories and Living in the Present: Reflections of a Brain Injury Survivor

David and his wife smiling in front of trees on a sunny day

Over the last couple of years, I’ve discovered mindfulness and have learned the value of living life “in the moment.” It’s a learned skill that has enabled me to find peace in my life. In what amounts to almost an irony, I no longer have much of my past to recall. The future never really comes. By circumstance, rather than any virtue, I am now forced to live in the moment.

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Outcomes

General information on outcome and tips for recovery for those with TBI.

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Staying Between the Bumpers after Brain Injury

David and his wife smiling in festive holiday sweaters

These days my wife and I do a lot of laughing, but in the spirit of transparency, we never forget the years we spent crying together.

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How Can I Get Him To Seek Help?

Women play a key role in encouraging men to seek help for health problems, especially when it involves men in the military service and PTSD.

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A Conversation with Joan Ryan

Hear the backstory from the author of The Water Giver. A mother's love for her brain-injured son.

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Irritable Gratitude Syndrome

If you are caregiving for a loved one with TBI are you tired of hearing, “Isn’t it a miracle he’s here? Think of all the blessings you have in your life!”

I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility

The story of a competitive and driven young executive whose life was destroyed, and how she ultimately rebuilt it.

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What Can I Do to Help Feel Better After a Concussion?

Although most people recover after a concussion, how quickly they improve depends on many factors.

Brian and Natalie Vines: Advice from a Veteran and Caregiver on What Helps with TBI and PTSD

For Army veteran Natalie Vines who has TBI and PTSD, asking for help is crucial. She didn't always do so and she now realizes that was a mistake.

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Slips, Trips, and Falls

Most people have a friend or relative who has fallen, or maybe you’ve fallen yourself. Learn some key tips for prevention here.

Emotional Changes After a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) InfoComic

InfoComic: Emotional Changes After a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Emotional Changes After TBI Infocomic. This comic includes information about emotional changes after traumatic brain injury and how to find support.

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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Lifetime of Recovery

Traumatic Brain Injury â€“ A Lifetime of Recovery

I am a very average “TBI Guy.” I have ongoing memory challenges. Word-finding challenges and aphasia are my constant companions. Add a splash of vertigo and half a cup of tinnitus and you have the perfect recipe for a pretty average post-concussive life. And amazingly, today I am okay with that...

Effective Treatment for PTSD

BrainLine sat down with Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine and part of the Wounded Warrior Project’s® Warrior Care Network®. Dr. Rothbaum spoke about treating PTSD and her pioneering work in virtual reality exposure therapy.

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Understanding Your Child's Behavior After a Severe Brain Injury

As children with severe TBI move from childhood to adolescence to adulthood, their needs and wants change; behavior problems can serve the function of drawing attention to a changing need.

Jeanne Dise-Lewis, PhD

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Behavioral & Emotional Symptoms

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The Bigger Picture: Wellness Beyond Brain Injury

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera.

There is more to wellness than treating brain injury alone. I am a living, breathing, oftentimes thriving human being with a whole lot more than just a brain injury.

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Occupational Therapy (OT)

An elderly woman working on needle crafts.

Guidance from an OT, along with targeted practice, will build new neural pathways, helping you build skills until you become more adept again.

Connor Martin: Taking Short Trips Out of the Rehab Facility

Connor Martin's brother, veteran Kevin Ash, fell into a coma after receiving a traumatic brain injury. After he woke up, though, his family discovered he had lost his sight and hearing which cost him a lot of independence. But his family fought to keep him active and engaged with life.

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31 Strategies for Living with Brain Injury

Caregiver blogger, Melissa Johnson, shares 31 tips and strategies she uses to help her husband cope with his brain injury in a more effective manner.

The Ripple Effect of Hope

“I have made up my mind not to let combat trauma define my family or my nation. I will not let this journey be the end of my joy.”

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He Never Liked Cake

A brain injury can turn a family's life upside down. Add in adolescence. Read an excerpt from Janna Leyde's coming-of-age story — raw, honest, funny, heart-breaking and heart-affirming.

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What Happens to Relationships After Brain Injury?

Strategies to overcome feelings of loneliness and isolation, and to rebuild or create new relationships.

Ask the Expert, Brian Klassen, PhD: How Do I Respond to "Thank You for Your Service"?

Whether they genuinely mean it or not, I don’t know how to respond when people say, “Thank you for your service,” Sometimes I want to cry, other times I want to shout in their face—you have no idea what I have gone through! My girlfriend thinks I’m crazy. Why do I feel this way? Dr. Klassen answers your questions about mental health treatment.

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Parenting After TBI

Rosemary feels that her daughters lost both her parents on the day of Hugh's crash.

ATV Safety Fact Sheet

These 600+-lb. vehicles can be fun, but dangerous. Learn more.

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