Your brain uses 12percent more energy than a muscle of equal size. Watch for signs of exhaustion, I get awful headaches that start behind my eyes then I know it's time to get away from everything. Good luck to you and I hope you get this figured out.

Yes, a brain injury can play with your mind like that. My son is 16 years post-TBI and still has moments like the one you are experiencing. When he gets in one of those moods, he uses stress relieving techniques he was taught. Breathing deeply, listing things he's grateful for, journaling and getting more rest. He also listens to music of all sorts, usually classical when he needs to relax.

I find it helps to see a specialist or psychologist also stay off of tech and take the day slowly.

I have been dealing with a lot of stress since my TBI. How did you deal with it? 

Yes, early in my recovery but learned if I stayed calm and not tense up (biofeedback) it was less of an issue. Over the years I learned this was caused by stress. Stress makes it harder to process information. The resulting fear triggers Amygdala Hijack. Subject: stress and amygdala hijackThese are the core youtubes I use in my brain injury peer support groups. The Amygdala Hijack one has been the most effective in understanding how our survival instincts are triggered before and after brain injury.<a style="color: var(--blue-link);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/tOWDKfDjmnk?fbclid=IwAR3_-N3brWiVA-WhlEaMnj1hxkOrGdDKFKXadeuI-nuE739L9-js6rgsv_M" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/tOWDKfDjmnk</a><a style="color: var(--blue-link);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/rj6u2SIdEeg?fbclid=IwAR2qL5tLpPFHkLWmK0r3ReY_C44-lYaz59wdNTtvDx0jc1MQntfXp67oXA0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/rj6u2SIdEeg</a><a style="color: var(--blue-link);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/WuyPuH9ojCE?fbclid=IwAR0a7aJ16V3LuiPiEvmXnAE14ZMNhRf1udR-4EHqWgec-H_H4GcKi9gt1H0" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/WuyPuH9ojCE</a><a style="color: var(--blue-link);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/VaRO5-V1uK0?fbclid=IwAR0gkkhxBebLzbhPy8eMIMuclAp_ENo0AV2cG_7980UCHCYPE9FQx55bm4M" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VaRO5-V1uK0</a><a style="color: var(--blue-link);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/YM3cXZ7CFls?fbclid=IwAR0H5SBroFonhIs78waAi_Fr9DPaQ588HNABOpXf50nuEC25DOHOCA8Fjys" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YM3cXZ7CFls</a>

Aaallll the time. I believe it helps me from easily doing things incorrectly on auto mode though, and opens doors for outside the box thinking/methods. A lot of times there really is no right or wrong, just routine and perceptions. Stay positive,&nbsp;every one of us is simply human and WE are doing just fine, even with some quirkiness.

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