Brain injury survivors have ‘brain fatigue’; feeling overloaded, overwhelmed and stressed to the breaking point. They can’t think, their brain feels foggy, lost, stuck or blocked. If you have a brain injury, balancing and pacing are key. The challenge is to find a new healthy balance. Everything is harder and takes longer. Avoid pushing too hard. Compensate by cutting back, simplifying and being kind and patient with yourself. Rehabilitation is a delicate balance between challenging yourself to promote healing but not so much to prevent discouraging setbacks. This will be one of the toughest challenges of your life. It gets easier in time.