I"m Completing THIS WEEK Pate Rehabilitation

I'm so much looking forward to completing Pate Rehabilitation this week. I'll be done on Thursday, April 29th. My start date was October 29th. So, that is EXACTLY six months.

And, this was time-well-spent as far as I am concerned. Many basics of life were handled like memory and physical ability. But, I feel like one of the greatest benefits was emotional management. (Or, maybe I could even say "the greatest benefit" was emotional management.)

The issue I had was that when I got a little upset about something, it TOTALLY AFFECTED by behaviour. I wasn't able to contain my emotions, like anger, frustration, disappointment, sadness, AT ALL. But, after six months of testing this and working on it, I believe that I learned INTENSELY how to cope with situations that may arise in life.

Actually, I said "situtations that may" arise, but the truth is that they are "situations that absolutely will" arise.

And sure, the doctor's said that this would likely be one of the temporary side effects of my injury. That I would feel things much more deeply than I used to. But, the good news is this: that I after a while, the intensity of that feeling gets back to normal. Sure, there have been several people that said that it might not get back to normal, but, I'm here to say to those people that people just need a little more time -- and guidance -- to make it happen. So, don't give up. Even when things get hard. Don't give up.

So, soon, I'll be done with this portion of rehabilitation. Then, it is on to making sure that I'm ready for a job. There is also a vocational rehabilitation program here at Pate (and in some other places in Texas and maybe in LA) that may be the next line of business.