I graduated college after a severe traumatic brain injury.

Things We Forget

By Gentle Witch

Graduated college with a double major

Former federal government employee

  • What I learned in residential therapy

    If one or more emotions get overwhelming, actively focus on naming one thing that starts with each letter of the alphabet in categories. Categories can be anything: animals, movies, names.…

  • Emotions

    After my brain injury, I graduated college with a double major and worked for the federal government for 2 years.

  • Residential therapy

    Describe one positive change you have made in your life. A positive change I’ve made in my life was the decision to go to residential therapy after college. Here, the…

  • Lucky?

    Now, I’m living with someone I jive with. They were not easy to find – after college, I went on dozens of dates before I found them. They make me…

  • grit

    I graduated college in 2019 with a 3.0001 cumulative GPA despite unbeatable odds. When I was 16, I drove at over 100mp for fun. Then, I rolled a car.

  • LSD :: higher grades

    At sixteen, I was an adrenaline addict. At 100 mph, I rolled a car. I was able to recover, but a gnawing anxiety affected me at all times. At all…

  • boundaries

    I spend Mondays and Wednesdays at the nursing home with a loved one. Today, a male patient at the nursing home turned to me and said, “I like that jacket.”…

  • Million dollar brain?

    I hate it when men I don’t know comment on my appearance. In public, I often feel as if I need to start wearing a scarf to hide my face.…

  • List your top 5 favorite fruits. 1. Strawberries 2. Bananas 3. Blueberries 4. Raspberries 5. Clementines

  • An experience of a high dose of LSD

    An experience of a high dose of LSD

    I felt an immense sense of empathy towards every living being.