Background: I am a sensitivefag who cares about feelingsA year ago I had a TBI (brain injury), and I haven't quite been acting like myself since. Mostly I've been having trouble with emotional regulation, breaking down and crying, etc. All my friends know about this and have been very patient with me.I say my friends know but I have tried to hide the worst of it from everybody, and keep myself from acting too weird in their presence. I can often manage to keep it under control, like basically if I start to feel really strange I can act normal pretty well until it passes, but not always.Last weekend I saw one of my friends, everything was going fine, but at the end I started to get very emotional and feel very needy (for lack of a better word). I tried to act as normal as possible but I think that lot of it still came through (it's hard to judge how much), I just seemed very awkward I think. And then I asked if I could give her a hug, even though she is not typically much of a hugger (although we have hugged a few times before). It was very awkward and I felt afterwards that I might have made her feel uncomfortable.I feel really terrible that I might have made her uncomfortable especially after she has been so thoughtful and patient with me. On the other hand I can't tell if I'm in one of those emotional spirals right now, and basically making up the whole problem in my head. If there's no problem at all, I don't want to make some big apology which might feel weird itself.Basically I am just not sure what to do.I have been friends with this person for 8 years and they are very important to me so I really want to make things right.
Just act like you think is normal. Don't make a big deal about it because if you do, she will jump on board for certain. If she's avoiding making plans or whatever it is that lets you meet up, then you know it was a problem.
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>>33648462No. I want to make her feel better.
>>>33648328You can improve emotional regulation and impulse control with time, even after a brain injury.The brain has a remarkable ability to rewire itself and you can create a filter that will allow you manage your emotions properly. I don't feel like getting into details. Look it up on chatgpt or something.
