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This is my own disability.
TBI=Traumatic Brain Injury. These happen in all kinds of ways and to all ages.

I walked off a dock into a lake at 21 months of age and was deprived of oxygen for some minutes. It's all about being careful with actions.


Hand Eye Co-ordination-things aren't easy for me. I am unable to drive or create. Oh, I can make art! but it is ******** HARD AS s**t. but yea, no driving and no sports and no playing music.

Time Conception-I don't understand that time is passing. Also just basic timing.
I also can't keep rhythm.

No filter-I cannot watch what I say.

Trusting-this is baaaaad....I get into danger A LOT. I have zero suspicions. Bc of this, I cannot live alone, and MUST introduce my hubby to everyone. Even you.

Audio Input-very sensitive to loud noises.

Short term Memory-I don't know what we are talking about. Internet makes this so much easier.

Slow processing-Figuring out anything takes longer then average. Usually a few minutes.

Sleep- is hard. On meds.

Emotional Range-I'm in therapy and on meds for it, but still get the rare outburst. Highs and lows are extreme.

Learning-Hard for me to learn new things. need DAAAYS of repetition. Can never figure out laundry. Every damn thing its a brand new task.

Reading comprehension-it's why I don't read above YA level. If I read above it, I get SUUUPER frustrated.

Understanding level-things have to be broken down a lot. I can't understand a lot of concepts.

Balance-I can't ride a bike y'all.

Decision-making skills- Don't have those. Takes forever to make any kind of choice.

Money skills-Don't know any. Numbers are all evil. I hate them. I like words better.

Temp adjustment- Extremes are a no. Takes a few more seconds then average. I have no body temp. I run very cold. I'm like a reptile and need outside warmth.

Social Skills-are messed up. I'm not hard to be friends with, but I do get anti-social at times, when I don't realize it. That and I do say things that are REALLY bad sometimes. I can promise I don't mean them in a bad way though.


It's a love/hate relationship. But It's been with me my entire life, and will be for the remainder. I don't expect pity nor do I really want it. If that happens, then I'm just feeling sorry for myself.

It's really hard to tell what problems are just me being stupid, or...TBI....or genetics or from me learning it. People can apologize for it all they want, but it's no one's fault, least of all yours. It's just a thing that happened and it just HAPPENED to be ME and tragic.

I've also realized that I have stunted mental growth. Oh, my body is just like everyone else. but the brain is where the problems lie. I am now 36, but I act younger. sometimes much younger. It gets super annoying. I annoy my hubby in the grocery store at times. It just keeps happening, with heartfelt apologies.

so there's my disability for ya. Ask me whatever kinds of questions. Honestly. This is the ONE thing I don't need to learn about. So god damn, I love giving info on it.

Also, having just been to cousin reunion, I COMPLETELY understand how this happened.

Hello! Nice to meet you. Thanks for sharing your personal story and about yourself.

You say you can create art, eben though it is hard - what do you create? smile

thats really cool hun ! i cant draw at all but i am a writer

Oh. I wrote a book! I don't know when it'll be published tho.

writing's fun...but it's the same thing. I can't be original to make up my own story and whatnot. I do love to read at times. but reading is the one thing that is always TL;DR. I always have a hard time motivating myself to do it.

yeah i understand that , motivation is not always there for me either

The internet is so full of stuff that I don't know what to look for!! It's very scary for me! I only get on Gaia and Amazon. I want to check out out other sites though.