The Stranger Inside of Me

The Phenomena Of Closed Head Injury Have Plagued Our Society Since Its Inception. . From The Stress And Horror Of Our Wars (Now Iran And Iraq) With The Violent Impacts In Our Most Aggressive Sports To The Mundane Trauma Of Falling Off A Bike Or Getting Hit In The Head By A Swing Or A Bat Or A Ball The Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury (Tbi) Have Become Such An Accepted Way Of Life That Many Do Not Even Know That They Have Suffered A Closed Head Injury And How Dramatically It Influences Their Everyday Actions And Reactions. . Its Often Frequent Companion Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd) Is Now So Recognized That Public Violence And Catastrophic Natural Disasters Demand Psychologists To Minimize The Effects Of This Recognized Condition. . For Twenty-Seven Years The Author Has Had To Fight His Horrible Battle With Tbi And Ptsd Alone With Little Help From Even The Most Informed. . In The Last Five Years These Maladies Have Become Widely Recognized. Only Recently Has The Medical Profession And The News Media Discussed Tbi And Ptsd Openly In Televised Documentaries. . The Author In A Deeply Personal And Poignant Way Has Put Into Words The Gamut Of Feelings Which So Many Others Who Suffer And Deal With Tbi And Ptsd Have Been Unable To Articulate.