Brain problems

Brain problems are vastly under-recognized

Brain problems are one of the most under-acknowledged and important issues of our time. They are vastly under-recognized but awareness is growing.

Brain problems can originate early in life

Although the brain is resilient, it is also fragile. The brain is especially "tender" when we are young, before neural networks and brain patterning have become well established.

Stress, trauma, or any number of other factors can "hard wire" brain imbalances that then become the dominant way of being (or reacting).

Brain problems can be caused by too much stimulus

Your brain is now exposed to, and receives, thousands of times more information and stimuli than people received only a few generations ago.

The ever increasing load of brain stress shows wears us down, destabilizes healthy brain balance, and causes a range of brain problems that are at the root of many health, relationship, and social issues.

Over time, people will learn to better filter and prioritize the growing tidal wave of information. Until then, our brains will increasingly be taxed by the ever growing stimuli.

Brain problems can be caused by injury

The brain is extremely delicate and can be injured, affected, or altered much more easily than most people realize. It does not take much to cause an injury that can lead to all kinds of subtle and not-so-subtle behavioral and cognitive problems.

Brain problems not only affect the injured, they affect families, friends, coworkers, relationships, jobs, and finances. The collective impact of brain problems on society as a whole is only just starting to be more widely recognized.

What causes brain problems?

Each year millions of people world wide suffer with brain problems from "obvious" accidents. Many end up in a medical setting and therefore have a higher likelihood of being acknowledged as brain injuries. However, these are only the tip of the brain problem iceberg.

Each year a far greater number of people experience what may seem to be more minor incidents, the kind that do not end up in hospitals. A knock to the side of the head from a fall. A bang on the head playing sports. A shake of frustration because a baby keeps crying. Going too far with alcohol or drug use. Even a nagging headache from exposure to carbon monoxide around a poorly vented gas appliance.

Even a mild impact or incident can easily cause a brain problems, especially if it is to a region of the head that has previously sustained an injury/trauma. Brain problems can easily compound on themselves. While the person may think they are fine, their brain may have been injured. This can lead to all kinds of subtle or not-so-subtle behavioral and cognitive issues.

Who lives with brain problems?

Most people with mild brain problems are not aware that they are living with a brain injury AND that it is affecting them AND the people around them. For each brain problem that is acknowledged there are likely hundreds, perhaps thousands that go unrecognized. This is the part of the brain problem iceberg that is beneath the water.

Each year millions of new brain problems of all kinds are added to the already millions living with them. Year after year the number builds. The number of people living with and suffering from brain problems is not known. Nobody knows how deep the brain problem iceberg goes.

How to help brain problems

There are several approaches to help brain problems.

Brain train programs, brain support programs, and even meditation retreats can make a big difference to those looking for help with brain problems.

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