ABSTRACT
The author has substantial disruption to daily functioning that is caused by chronic fatigue following TBI. Of note is that fatigue is not the result of ongoing exertion. It is not significantly alleviated by rest, nor can it be easily explained away. Familiar personal routines are no longer synchronized with the broader society’s rhythms. Chronic fatigue usually appears with a minimum of four out of the following: impairment in memory or concentration, muscle and joint pain, non-refreshing sleep, headache, sore throat and post-exertional fatigue lasting more than 24 hours. The author feels like she is lost in the alleyway, dark and dingy and far, far away from the yellow brick road. She feels, as many TBI survivors do, that fatigue is taking over her life. She is also suffering from brain fog.
