The Pono and Tika Pattern

In our conversations about brain injury and CTE, Ange and I have noticed a common pattern, which is that people with brain injuries often experience two things at once:

1. enhanced moral clarity- i.e. seeing the truth and wondering why others can't see it too, which leads to intense frustration, and

2. impaired and inhibited communication, which also leads to intense frustration.

It seems to us that this combination of experiences leads to anger and grief (which is not the same as 'depression'). These issues are neurological, not psychological or 'psychiatric'.

Does this match your experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you.