There are approximately 500,000 strokes that occur in the United States. Of those strokes, about 70 to 80 percent of patients survive the stroke. Of those patients who survive the stroke, depression occurs in approximately 40 to 50 percent of patients. Major depression occurs …
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Interesting. I am a therapist seeing a patient who suffered from mild stoke recently and is now struggling with depression. Glad I ran across this connection
Hello. This post peaked my interest because, as a student I majored in psychology at Missouri State Univ. but, I dropped out after my first year.
During my first semester after completing a three year hitch in the U.S. Armed Forces, circumstances occurred that placed me off campus and between a teenage female and her abusive boy friend and a pack of his buddies.
I ended up smashing my face against his fists over and over and later, the same for his buddies too. Of course I was asleep at the time and barely remember being overwhelmed. I do remember awaking face up in my living room floor drowning on my own blood. I rolled my self over on my belly then time stopped for mr again.
I had multiple injuries and surgery the next morning and went back to class three days later.
Since then I have had more mini strokes ( my best guess to call them when refering to them ) during episodes of grief, each parent death, a brother and when I left town after divorcing my first wife. Grief is a very powerful emotion. I had grief as a child and when I lost friends in Vietnam and others when I came home.
My point is this, after a pure grief episode, my mind loses partial/percentage of mental functions, thoughts and only time heals them, for me. Oh I learned martial arts very young and practice them today. The physical and mental control via self discipline and a hearty work ethic, allowed me to respect others and myself.
Today I am suffering grief over my biological father and best friend deaths, an unrepentive alcaholic family member while also being forced to end my forty year career that ended when the economy crashed.
My grief has lasted more than two years this time and I have seen the end of my rope. I have to bury my brothers ashes before my healthy life ends.
My problem is this: in my present state my mind is so full of junk that it refuses to receive new information. After being released from my engineering job, I took a new engineering class at my local state univ. and had to drop the class before the final because I was unable to get it.
My Tai Chi, Kung Fu and Wuschu are not strong enough to destroy, heal or otherwise do away with my grief and state of mind. I have seen psyche anylists and they are fine and bright but, my mind will not give up the grief.
John
age: 57
Stroke – The Up Hill Road Back
Life is incredible…. But it also can be a very sober reality. We can affect – but not predict – and not entirely control life either. In short – all we are really guaranteed in this life – is the right to make our next decision: Even though we don’t necessarily contol the consequence of that decision. In nearly losing my life, this Blog is an appreciation of the Long Uphill Road Back.
Tip: Loving Life = a point of view
Alan Simms – Stroke Survivor – cerebellum bleed – 10/-02
See Story at: http://stroke-theroadback.blogspot.com/
http://stroke-theroadback.blogspot.com/2006/11/i-was-released-from-hospital-where.html
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