I continue to learn things from my veteran TBI friends. They have learned how to address things indirectly yet obviously, so that your question, or misunderstanding, is answered, but you don’t feel condescended to.
I’ve experienced 2 such examples of this lately. 🙂 I am, admittedly, embarrassed to admit these, but…they offer clarification:
The other day, I was meeting a TBI friend, Kate, for a nosh, when I spotted her across the street, at our agreed upon meeting point. I waited patiently for the walk sign to turn in my favor (indicating that it was my turn to cross.) I stood there for quite a while and was perplexed when my turn never seemed to come.
Kate, across the street, pressed her own walk button, sans the need or want to walk, to remind me (indirectly) that in order to inspire my own light to show the cross-walk picture, I needed to press my own button.
The other example: I was consulting with another TBI friend, Brandon, about volunteering with the Washington Brain Injury Alliance.
I requested the phone number to contact them. He replied: it’s the 1 above in the text stream, (as he’d clearly had already provided it to me). I responded, expressing embarrassment, as well as thanking him for his patience, and he responded, “it’s all love.”
Those who know me well, know that I can identify w/ this response well, as love is, essentially, my religion. I believe it’s capable of healing anything & everything internal.