tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post7654078859495447089..comments2010-11-05T18:55:17.469-04:00Comments on The Best Brain: Godiva chocolate or Seven Eleven slurpee?Debbie Hamptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14309781476253030113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-1089388442871480242010-03-02T08:14:44.789-05:002010-03-02T08:14:44.789-05:00Debbie,
Thanks for the links. I wish I'd ...Debbie, <br /><br /> Thanks for the links. I wish I'd known more about neurofeedback, about brain injury treatments in general, when I was injured last. I think treatment - awareness - has come a long way in the last ten years or so. The Iraq war, growing awareness of sports injuries have created that awareness and hopefully it will be built on . . . <br /><br />I couldn't drink at all for a couple of years after I was injured. Two drinks and I'd be out of my mind. But over time, it became a relief then a crutch - then a problem. The hangovers are still terrible. I try and do without but life is never a straight line. But you're so right - you can only rely on yourself. <br /><br />Keep writing . . . <br /><br />Best, <br /><br /> TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-59887239253093110422010-02-28T12:49:45.858-05:002010-02-28T12:49:45.858-05:00Tim, thank you very much for your comment. Nurofe...Tim, thank you very much for your comment. Nurofeedback cannot be done at home. It has to be done by a licensed, trained practitioner. I have done it for two years now as much as 4 or 5 times a week at first and now I am down to 2 times a week. It has truly been amazing, and I attribute it largely with my recovery.<br /><br />Yes, it can detect the slightest changes in the brainwaves and even a little alcohol has such a strong effect on them. My practitioner says after a brain injury NO alcohol. I have found other ways to have fun and to calm myself. I can do without.<br /><br />I applaud your efforts to rehabilitate. Keep it up. It is really up to nobody but you. The progress stops when you stop. I also understand your isolation. Without the internet the last couple of years, I would have been totally alone. Keep working and keep reaching out.<br /><br />Here are some nuerofeedback links:<br /><br />EEG Spectrum International - The leading provider of Education in Neurofeedback.<br />http://www.eegspectrum.com<br /><br />Biofeedback Certification Institute of America <br />http://www.bcia.org<br /><br />North Carolina Biofeedback Society <br />http://www.ncbiofeedback.org<br /><br />Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback <br />http://www.aapb.org<br /><br />International Society for Neurofeedback and Research <br />http://www.isnr.orgDebbie Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309781476253030113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174126926852256192.post-66234206331524654872010-02-28T09:55:43.054-05:002010-02-28T09:55:43.054-05:00Hi Debbie,
I've been following your blog ...Hi Debbie, <br /> <br /> I've been following your blog for a month or two now (after finding the link from 'brokenbrilliant'. I had my last concussion about ten years ago (I think) - the last of eight going back to when I was a kid. It's been a long, very long road, but I can relate to what you wrote about 1) putting yourself first, and 2) alcohol. The former took me years to be able to do. The internet has been a great resource in reducing the isolation of the experience - ten years ago, I really didn't know what was going on, how to deal with it, and with a couple of exceptions, help was minimal and understanding ditto. <br /><br />As far as alcohol goes, I was shocked to read that your neurofeedback (can you do this at home?) read 'fresh brain injury' after a couple of glasses of wine. After I was first injured, I couldn't drink for a year or more - I'd get insanely drunk on almost nothing, and the hangovers would last for days afterwards - and be competely debilitating. I confess though that after time had passed, and my tolerance had increased, alcohol became an escape to a malady that went on and on - and, on the positive side, allowed me to live in public again in a way I couldn't for years after I was injured. <br /><br />However, it has never stopped being debilitating after the fact and it makes sense that it would read as a 'fresh' brain injury because all too often, that's what it has felt like. <br /><br /> Best, <br /><br /> TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com