Coping with a spouse that has anger issues after TBI
Hello everyone, This is my first post on this site and I’m hoping you all can offer some guidance. I will go ahead and summarize my situtation and then let you all know what the current issue is. My husband was in a near fatal motorcycle accident on December 8, 2018. He was in a coma for 8 days and then spent 2 months in the hospital. He suffered a severe TBI, but was very lucky physically. He didn’t break a single bone from his face down. He had seven skull and facial fractures, but those have since healed and he looks just like his old self again. He also had an epidural hematoma and someother smaller brain bleeding. His brain injury affected his frontal and temporal lobes. Thankfully he is about 90% back to normal, cognitively speaking (a miracle for only being 3 months after the accident). The reason I am reaching out is because I have noticed leading up to this argument we got in tonight that he has a difficult time picking up on emotions, and when he gets angry now he flies off the handle and it’s never his fault. Thankfully I am in PA school, so I am aware this is all normal for this type of injury but I am still having a tough time navigating it in homelife. He has an extremely short temper and doesn’t seem to care if he hurts my feelings in the least (very different than how he was pre-accident). I can’t help to feel overwhelmed and alone with all of the stress and I don’t know how to address it with him. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated, Emelia
