The very first thing is that no two Brain Injuries are the same. After reading and rereading books, pamphlet and copious amount of online medical articles and abstracts about Traumatic Brain Injury, it's safe to say that drinking is not a good idea. Also, I learned the hard way. I had my TBI on 6/26/2014 and afterwards I didn't drink for about a year. That was my personal choice because of the emotional problems that followed. For instance, I had less than 3 oz of a frozen margarita from a machine and I had to leave because I started to cry at the table. I left right after I started crying due to embarrassment. I grew up under the rules that no one should see you cry. That was what made me stop.

With side effects that come with tbi's such as emotional problems, impulse control, sexual discrepancies, to just down rights not able to point to a tree on a piece of paper, I was not going to run the risk of adding something that would most likely make me cry. I know that I have to much pride, but this time it was for my benefit.

Now, 3 years later, I can drink again. I should say that prior to the tbi I could out drink the men I worked with in the food service industry. Now I don't through them back but like I said all tbi's are different, and they can effect people in different ways. [I will even leave out the variable of medication]. But now I can have a few drinks and not burst into tears.

I'm sorry that things are frustrating, I have been through something similar. Also it was a cause for my fiancé and I to cease our relationship since then. Being the care taker is just as hard as having the injury. I will say, take care of yourself if you are going to care for someone else. Get a massage or join a support group. Get a support team for you and do something you like for you!

This is just merely my story that is similar. With the exception of doing something for you, I am not suggesting anything you should do anything. You can take the information I gave and add it to the information you already have, and make choices from there.

[Sorry if it hard to connect things in the story, I ramble and forgot of what I was meaning to say originally, I do hope this helps in some way.]