Dealing with Impulse Control After Brain Injury

Yes, absolutely. I have such a hard time with it. I'm not my own guardian and so I went behind my rep payee's back and got a hold of my card and did a lot of impulse spending, around like $200, I think?

Impulse control when waiting for people to stop talking before I forget what I felt needed to be said is a struggle for me. I hate to interrupt, but I hate to not be heard. I would need to get into the habit of writing things down in every conversation to effectively stop, but how would that not be uncomfortable for others? It worked really well for me when working over the phones for customer service and tech support though.

I've been suffering from increased lack of impulse control due to the conspiracy around me to take advantage of my condition and the lack of understanding of what I'm going through. In the past I would generally stay quiet and observe others so I could find a way to fit in and do things more efficiently. The "bi-polar" is the frustration with people that have known me for over 20 years and have chosen to aggravate my conditions rather than not and chose the most hurtful labels they can place on me. Instead of recognizing physical injuries, they attack my mental state. How does a person control their impulse to bash someone in the head so they can be more empathetic? I'd remove them from my life if I could instead of having to question how much longer my impulse control will hold.

Yes I am extremely impulsive and my TBI has caused a huge change in my personality as well. I was also diagnosed with ADHD months after my TBI. ADHD was never suggestion from any of my doctors in my life but months after my TBI 2 specialists had brought it up and then diagnosed me

Yes yes, I have bad spending problems

I suffered a penetrating gunshot wound to the right side of my forehead at the hairline. The bullet skipped across the top inside of my skull and stopped in the rear part if my skull. I've experienced difficulties with overreactive emotions, organization and focus. I end up working hard to control my emotions, which doesn't work all the time and have had embarrassing situations from being over emotional as well - happiness, sadness, anger, etc.

I do, I feel like it has gotten a bit better over the years, but I'm not exactly sure why