Escaping this life

The experience of trying to recovery and carry on after a TBI can sometimes be overwhelming.  People can feel need to withdraw, sometimes just from a conversation, other times from their entire life.

Despite feeling a need to escape from their situation, people often also feel a sense of obligation to those important to them, which motivates them to carry on and keep trying. 

People have different ways of ‘escaping’ They may choose to avoid a situation, or find ways of getting out – e.g. new activities.  For some, drugs or alcohol may be used to escape, and some people consider suicide.