Sometimes brain injured people have reactions that even they do not understand. After 17 yrs into my recovery I still have symptoms that lead to personal experiences I would not expect to have. This small outburst I had wasn’t nearly as bad as some I have experienced in the past. When our loved ones don’t… Continue reading My Nervous System
Author: dawncorbelli
My Grief
I have been reading my old journals. Well, today I read about when my kids were small, and I had forgotten so much. I don’t know if my writing is different now because I am older or brain injured. I was going to college then and my thoughts were so clear. My vocabulary was more… Continue reading My Grief
Our Triumph
1 person sustains a brain injury every 9 seconds in the United States. Resource: Brain Injury Association of America So many times, we in the world of brain injury concentrate on the negatives. I believe brain injury education advocacy is my new purpose. I spent many years learning the “new” me, and who I am… Continue reading Our Triumph
Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
My last blog was part 1of 2, titled, With Every Up Comes a Down Recap: I have bipolar disorder. After being on the same dose of my mood stabilizer for many years, I became so exhausted it was hard for me to think. Just functioning, trying to do everyday tasks, was becoming a huge challenge.… Continue reading Mental Illness Recovery Part 2/2
With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
Part 1 of 2 I’m grateful to be back! I haven’t posted a blog since May of this year, 2025. I have bipolar disorder, and I became tired and exhausted from all the meds I am on to treat it. I have been on the same medicines for years and wanted to see if I… Continue reading With Every Up Comes a Down. I Went Manic Again.
Dawn Corbelli 