This is how Meditation helped me after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

This is how Meditation helped me after a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

I had a TBI in an accident 4 years ago when I was 16. As a result, I was experiencing the following:

• Chronic migraines and pressure headaches (they started a year after the accident and became chronic after 2 years. They worsened with noise, activities like studying or talking, stress, …)
• Cognitive dysfunction and brain fog (low ability to focus, to maintain conversations, to form ideas, and to remember things)
• Fatigue (I would find my comfort in sleeping all day)
• Irritation and negative feelings

I went to doctors, I tried different treatments, took painkillers, but nothing had a lasting effect on my condition. After more than 2 years of pain, being lost and so many hours of research, I realized that meditation (backed up with countless scientific research and so many resources I could learn from) was the solution.

After I started doing daily meditation, I felt the following results:

• My headaches are lower and far more manageable
• My brain is able function better
• I am more energetic and my sleep is better
• I am less irritated and stressed (which made my immune system better)
• I am happier and more emotionally stable

My meditation routine is like the following:

• On busy days: 30 mins of meditation at the morning
• On free days: 30-45 mins twice a day

Don’t worry, I didn’t start there at first. I started with 10-15 minutes, and as I learned more about spirituality as well as the practice and the types of meditation (through books and online content), I was able to increase the period, and now I am able to do 45 mins on one sit easily.

After a year of disciplined daily practice, I am able to see the long-term effects meditation and I am slowly able to go back to my full potential little by little. Although my symptoms didn’t disappear completely, they are way more manageable now and I was able to stop taking painkillers altogether.

Just always remember to play the long game. 1% progress per day might be unnoticeable, but it’s 365% per year.