Anxiety & Stress

Following a life-changing event like a brain injury, it's normal to feel intense stress. But sometimes stress can build up and lead to anxiety. The main symptoms of anxiety are fear and worry.

Managing Stress Effectively After TBI, Part I

Understanding & Communicating Your Emotions After Brain Injury

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

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The Emotional Consequences of Concussion

Mental Illness and Brain Injury Are Not a Dual Diagnosis

TBI and PTSD Often Go Hand-in-Hand

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Personal Stories

What is Neurofatigue? How does it affect people with brain injury (TBI)?

Jack Jones’s urn and memorial with prints of his left foot and left hand

What People Should Know About Pregnancy-Loss and PTSD: One Woman’s Story About Losing Her Son at 16 Weeks and Almost Losing Her Own Life on the Same Day

Soldier at sunset with text: Vulnerability is our greatest measure of courage — Brené Brown

Healing from PTSD – Enter: Vulnerability and Courage

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Expert Q&A

Stress and Stress Management Post-TBI

Why Is There So Much Uncertainty and Anxiety After a Family Member Sustains a Brain Injury?

Uncertainty and Anxiety in the Family After TBI

How Can Finding Positive Things to Focus on Help with Recovery After Brain Injury?

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Research Updates

Reading Triggering Traumatic Material Does Not Increase Distress Over Time

The Shadow Pandemic: A Qualitative Exploration of the Impacts of COVID-19 on Service Providers and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injury

How to Help People Who Have Trouble Coping with Their Brain Injury

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