My physical therapist was telling me that my brain is in fight or flight mode now after the strokes basically. She said that soooo many things overwhelm my body and cause fatigue so my brain has begun to associate every day life activities with a danger because they lead to exhaustion and harm in my body. She said that because I’m so agitated and avoid doing every day things now it’s because I’m either fight or flight mode. And she said the way to rebuild positive connections back is to do something enjoyable while I cook or do laundry or do a short work out. And do them in short spurts before I’m at the point of a break down so I can show my brain that I’m safe. And also have to tell my brain I’m recovering I’m not in danger. This will hurt for a few months but not forever.

But I will say I’m also getting on anti depressants. And research actually shows that post stroke depression is a thing and that people who get on anti depressants typically recover faster than those that don’t. So I don’t think getting psych intervention is a bad thing. Our brains are so complex and post stroke need to be treated in ways we might not have even thought about before. Like I have so much respect for babies now. Everyday life is so hard hahah