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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5803666" data-attributes="member: 9037">Yes it did in so many ways. My self confidence was in the toilet I was so helpless for a long time and unable to do my other hobbies like barrel racing , trail riding, working SF conventions. So starting gaming again allowed me to have social interactions that I needed. Using the math involved in role playing helped get some of that skill back not a lot I can't do anything over multiplication without aide of a calculator. Before I could barely add having to figure THACO helped me reclaim my subtraction skills and it was far more fun than doing flash cards.Role playing did help my verbal skills and my written skills. I could barely write today my grammar and spelling suck mainly because that area of my brain took the most damage. And relearning has been hard because I have an issue now retaining things unless I put a huge effort into it. But wanting to be able to talk to others about gaming and to write character journals forced me to start using the part of my brain and I have seen improvement. Role playing helps you solve complex issues and that is a good practice for brain injury victims. Playing computer and video games can be good if you don;t have my issue of hand eye coordination I get to frustrated with it. Though my rehab therapist tried to encourage me to do more because they have found that it helps. DMing helps me overcome my fear of talking in front of people yes I get frustrated sometimes and the wrong words come out my players are great and understanding and that gives me the confidence to not be embarrassed as much as I used to be when my brain farts in public. So now if I ask for a large diet coke and a small giraffe at the theater I can laugh it off. Before it would have made me cry.</blockquote>

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