My loved one’s brain injury has changed me.
How has your loved one’s brain injury changed you?
Families face many, many changes following a brain injury. The changes can be significant and dramatic. Your loved one’s brain injury can greatly impact and even shatter your assumptive world. Sometimes, the changes ignite a need for family members to re-calibrate their worldview and sense of self.
Your answers to the following open-ended questions is one way to get a sense of how much your loved one’s brain injury has impacted your life (Klonoff, 2014):
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my sense of who I am…
· Since my loved one’s injury, I feel….
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, the way I see myself…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my role in life…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my sense of purpose…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, when I think about work…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, the things that are important to me…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my emotions…
· Compared to before my loved one’s brain injury, I get upset…
· Compared to before my loved one’s brain injury, I worry…
· Compared to before my loved one’s brain injury, I get angry…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my ability to deal with problems…
· Since my loved one’s brain injury, my ability to cope with stress…
Reference
Klonoff, P. (2014). Psychotherapy for Families after Brain Injury. Springer.
Emily Watson, LMFT
