Brain Injury Speech April 24 th 2026

Well, y'all, today gave a speech, to a brain injury group via zoom meeting! this happens to be my second zoom motivational speech, ive done in person last summer, as well as two this year. I already have, out in August that are potential dates for my next booked already speech. from, each speech next one to next one I focus on making better and better and bettering my skills as a speaker!

For I am really small time now, I'm doing small events, but I'm off to a great start. I'm building my career now, my future. Has it always been the front forefront of my mind? No, and I've dealt myself lots of fits by not controlling my thoughts as well as my emotions. for, y'all I was an emotional wreck and utterly freaked out about so much.

Y'all, many of these people today didn't have anyone around from before supporting them or even asking how they were or anything like that after their TBI's. I figured out, that's the way with all people after an accident. Has this battle after an accident been easy, or easily navigated through? No, this accident has been extremely hard to battle through.

I've found, that living with a traumatic brain injury, well quite honestly have left lots of us feeling alone, cold, abused at times, shut out from the outside world! oftentimes, well it really my minds my own worst enemy, for my mind loves to take all the hurt times, hurtful things as well as pain in my life and turn it against me. y'all, this has been what i've seen some others experience as well.

Now, y'all after my accident people from before forgot i existed, now this wasn't as painful as some may think this was due to my past phases. However, was horrid about flying and team roping. Ya know, it would've been nice to of had a good friend around this time and one to share things with and bounce things off of.

Lost and lonely, and flat ass out broken felt inside at many times, for I went from flying airplanes and team roping and rodeoing a whole lot. to all of a sudden laid up in bed, unable to get out of bed except with a Hoyer lift. Heck y'all i couldn't even shower or shave on my own.

To be honest again, I couldn't even turn my legs to lay on my side. Did this hurt? Yes, did it also hurt the only people coming up to the rehab after I was coherent was all my parents friends and felt like no one my age cared. This was such a hard battle, scared and afraid was what I felt many times. My mom giving me company by staying with me throughout the week 24/7. My dad stayed 24/7 with me over the weekends back then.

Y'all, was life spinning out of control? Yes, this particular blog I want to discuss controlling my thoughts.

Controlling My Thoughts, Overcoming Self Doubt

• Yes, things have been so hard at times when start to feel like I'm being doubted whether I can do certain stuff. i've already done certain stuff, can do certain stuff after an accident. Ya know, I was back to driving many times after my accident, for that was not anything new to me. However, do battle being scared at times while driving.

• Do I doubt myself at times? Yes, ya know I will be honest again y'all, I battle self confidence. However, listening to one great motivational speaker of many was talking about don't give that power to anyone to take away self confidence.

• Y'all there many times, i doubted myself if i really lived the life i really lived, i feel like i cannot see myself in a good image so many times. My minds my own worst enemy, as well as fearing certain people from certain phases were around my life. Y'all the level of self resentment that has caused me over the years, really since brain injury number 1 back in 2013.

• Do i live scared many times? I live to scared to take a breath at many times. That really how bad my anxiety happens to be. I personally feel as if cannot get out of my own way many times as well as even breathe at times I'm really that worked up into stuff.

• Deep breathing activity really help me, remembering to breath helps me, y'all I don't have any memory problems besides the most basic of things. Sometimes I do in fact have to remind myself to breathe.