Suppose someone experienced brain damage and it prevented their ability to bond with others. If there was no way to reverse the damage done, could that person still have a fulfilling life when it is the very relationships they can't experience that are considered to give purpose and pleasure to people's lives?

I'm referring to all bonds, not simply romantic ones. So the bond between best friends, parent and child, towards their pets, spouses, etc.

[pegasus]

Hello Trebyn,

Not my expertise but at our sister site NeuroTalk Support Groups , there is a specific forum for Traumatic Brain Injury and Post Concussion Syndrome Worth a look as there are a lot of pages there.

I also found this article on Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy, Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Does It Work? | Psych Central News which may help the person to increase their ability to process and interpret information.

Ahh, thank you very much for the link! I wasn't aware of that site.

I received a nasty crack on the head when I was 12 - literally a crack - from an impact right above one of my eyes. Based on what I've read so far on those links it could explain some things for me. Perhaps the reason trying to treat my PTSD has been unsuccessful is because it's totally missing this piece of the puzzle.

I'll need to keep digging around there. Thanks again!

I am not saying this is or is not what you are describing [I'm not a professional but my totally amature opinion is that it's not], but you may want to look into therapeutic treatments for reactive attachment disorder.

Maybe specifically how the brain might be different in people who are diagnosed with it, and how the effort is made to rehabilitate that.

Since the difficulty in forming attachments [bonds] result from not developing that early on, so in a way that "part" of the brain is a bit handicapped, you may find something that could be applicable to your personal situation.

Sometimes it's hard to find specific information relating to our situation but you may find information or support looking in that area?

[PoorPrincess]

Good thinking, JosieGirl. Nice possible connection of help there to OP.

Originally Posted by JosieTheGirl

Maybe specifically how the brain might be different in people who are diagnosed with it, and how the effort is made to rehabilitate that.

Since the difficulty in forming attachments [bonds] result from not developing that early on, so in a way that "part" of the brain is a bit handicapped, you may find something that could be applicable to your personal situation.

Thanks! That's a really good suggestion to check out how they treat it All of the therapy I received in the past was completely focused on PTSD and social anxieties resulting from abuse, so they never approached it as though there may be some other cause. There was some thinking that I may have schizoid personality disorder, but I never received proper testing for it or a diagnosis. Perhaps there are some things I can try on my own in the RAD treatments.

[healingme4me]

I'd get a neuropsychological eval, before accepting such diagnosis. Hope you find answers and treatment. Neural pathways can be worked with. Think of it like road detours.

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