Navigating the Emotional Challenges After Stroke
The Emotional Rollercoaster of Stroke Recovery
After stroke, regaining your physical abilities is your primary focus, but the mental and emotional side of recovery can be just as challenging, if not more so.
I attended one of my first stroke survivor support group meetings just a few months after my stroke and we played one of those games where you choose 3 adjectives that describe your personality.
Two of the three words I chose were athletic and calm. But as we went around the room sharing a little bit about ourselves, it dawned on me that I had chosen words that described who I used to be.
When it came my time to share, I certainly couldn’t describe myself as athletic since walking up and down stairs was a challenge. Calm didn’t seem appropriate either considering I was easily agitated and frustrated by relatively minor inconveniences.
It was an eye-opening experience and one of the first moments where I realized just how different I was mentally and emotionally after the stroke.
This month I shared some more stories of my experiences with the emotional and mental aspects of stroke recovery.
Living Life After Stroke
In the past, I’ve shared insights on how “Knees Over Toes” helped me to stop limping after stroke, how Yoga Nidra helps with the neuro-fatigue in stroke recovery, and more stories from recovery after stroke.
Visit the archives to find all my posts on adjusting to life after stroke.
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If you’d like to contact me or have a suggestion of a stroke-related topic I should write about, you can comment on any blog post or send me a message on Instagram (@bames3) or Twitter (@Blair_Ames).