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Brain injuries come in several degrees of seriousness. For instance, not all brain injuries impact someone for life. Some minor brain injuries might heal on their own and not affect a person for more than a few weeks; however, other brain injuries are more serious in nature and can cause permanent brain damage and life-long changes. No matter what, anyone…

Following a traumatic brain injury (TBI), one of the hardest parts for survivors and their families to understand and accept is a personality change. Prior to the injury, someone may have been known to be kind, funny, sweet and thoughtful; however, after the brain injury, the person may no longer seem the same. Although many traumatic brain injury survivors display…

When someone suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or even multiple concussions, the outcome can be a noticeable change in his or her behavior and emotions. The reason this happens is that there is a part of the brain—the frontal lobe—that can negatively affect a person’s behavior when damaged. There are many ways someone’s behavior can change after a brain…

Relationships and family dynamics following brain injuries are often negatively affected. This is because many things change for brain injury survivors—even the way they relate to others. Some of the reasons relationships change after brain injuries include the following: Difficulty relating to others. Because many brain injury survivors feel like they can’t relate to people like they used to, they often…

Many people living with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) experience long-term difficulties due to their new impairments. As a result, there are many things people with TBIs can’t do that they used to be able to do. One such thing that many people living with brain injuries have difficulties with is finding a job they can do or keeping a job for…