Anger and Emotional Management Post Spinal Cord Injury!

Boards like this are not the place to proselytize. Let me just say that within a period of 6 weeks I lost bowel, bladder, some sexual function, and a fiancee' who had been with me since the end of grammar school. I'm just relating my story. There is no way I could have survived this without believing in a God who cared for me and would honor His character and promises.

SCI treatment was so different in the "old days". I never got out of bed for 3 1/2 months and was in hospital and rehab for a year. That is way too much time to think. The SCI stuff improved dramatically. The ability to trust, smile, and enjoy life did not improve as quickly. There are no self-help books, counselors, drugs, lovers, or successes that can heal the hole in the center of your being. The only one that could help me was He who had created me and knows me better than I know myself. If you're struggling the way I did, isn't it at least worth a try? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and strategy for dealing with SCI. I'm just sharing a tiny bit of my experience, in hopes that it will help one other person.

If some one said to me that they never had feelings that got them down in regards to SCI I doubt i would believe them.
hobo,its absolutely right what you say, sharing your experiences is valuable and appreciated. If someone chooses to not take on board wisdom that you share because of your belief system then I would say that such a person is pretty foolish.

I applaud anyone who celebrates any faith that they have and if it has helped them then thats wonderful....no help is ever refused!

I'm only slightly "Foolish". Hey, I can see using almost anything to deal with pain. You can learn much from someone without agreeing with their belief system. I enjoy your posts Hobo, I'm not attacking you or the majority here who have faith. I think most of you don't take enough credit for you own inner strength. Just my opinion, everyone has one.

I see an Exercise Physiologist three times a week and do hydro once, but that is all I do outside the house. The lengths we have to go to to make sure somewhere is accessible just angers me. No friends have houses I can get in to. I also feel like I don't have anything in common with my friends anymore. In the end I end up going no where. And my anxiety fights me from leaving the house. I know this is not good. I'm trying to work past it. I've recently made friends with a girl of a similar injury level. It's good to have someone to talk to who has similar issues. She is very outgoing and I am hoping it rubs off on me.

kjp77,it isnt easy and when you get in that place mentally and emotionally especially if you find it difficult to go out and socialize.

I spent a period post SCI where I lost any interest to go out, in fact I had no interest to talk to anyone, even family and this went on for several months.

I specifically told my friends and family to leave me be and not visit because I needed to be alone and pick myself up.


Then when the time came where I knew I had to get back into living life and enjoying it,  I literally had to 'force' myself to go out, meet up with friends and to mix.

I got through this period but it took some time, you just have to want to make things different for yourself though.

People come and go in life, I've become cynical perhaps but I'm happy, I do have a small group of friends but I am independent and rely purely on myself and my humor of course!

You don't need a whole bunch of friends, you just need good ones who are genuine!