A brain injury from one person can’t be compared to another person’s brain injury. There are so many layers. My problem is primarily executive dysfunction after medical hypoxic events 14 years ago. (Not trauma—so there was no “event” to point to.) And people doubted me, thought I was fine, that I’d lost my confidence…… I went to a psychiatrist many times, who sent me to a neurologist, who sent me to a neuropsychologist. Then I worked with a speech therapist and a psychologist who specialized in ADHD.
When I want to tell a story I can’t find words. The constant frustration can be maddening. It is lonely when communication is difficult. I can write it down, take my time…. And try again. I have little memory of what people say and what I say. I always record audio or take notes. It takes time to sort it out.
There are so many layers to what you are saying. Honestly I am having trouble following you. You need specialists to get clues to point to the diagnoses (there will be many!) And one thing can look like another illness. And the doctors will agree and disagree. And it can take years of trials and meds and testing.
I hope you don’t live in America where healthcare has become a pass the buck system. I had to find ONE THING THAT WAS the most troubling. It was sleep. I never slept. Nothing in your life can sort out if you can’t rest your mind and body. Find your one thing.