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"We need to talk about dad"

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:00

I just saw a trailer for this on C4. Don't know if I will watch it but the topic is obviously going to be DV and I thought that some on here might be interested to see how it is all approached.

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buzzswellington · 16/11/2011 20:24

My stepdad had a personality change after being hit in the head by a roof tile, became morose and quite different really.

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:23

Damn I knew I should have read more bunty.

Just17 didn't teach me anything useful ahem

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ElderberrySyrup · 16/11/2011 20:22

Surely it was a staple of the stories in Bunty-style girls' comics in the 70s. Only thing was, the old personality would always be restored by a second bang on the head and I'm not sure that's what happens in real life....

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:22

I don't think it sounds far fetched at all! Just not maybe what I would classify as "common" IYSWIM

The program certainly sounds like it might be interesting whatever the reasons for what happened.

I'm sorry you have had so much experience of brain injury within your family madwoman.

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madwomanintheattic · 16/11/2011 20:15

it's really common.

dh got blown up and sustained head trauma and ended up having brain surgery. they gave him a 20% chance of surviving his injuries.

one of the things that the specialists were very insistent on in the rehab period was talking to me about personality differences/ changes in temperament etc.

coincidentally, dd2 suffered a brain injury at birth and has cp as a result, so we 'do' brains here. i volunteer with a charity that offers rehab and outdoor recreational opportunities for brain injury survivors. Grin i guess if you don't know many brain injury survivors, then it seems far fetched. Grin

not seen the film though, so can't comment on that! Grin

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:08

No idea if there is a twist, or if their "prefect marriage" was a lie, or what really.

I thought that it might be of interest to the people who post on here anyway!

It can't be that common though - I don't know anyone who's had a personality change after bonking their head IYSWIM.

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grumplestilskin · 16/11/2011 20:07

lots of things cause brain injuries

grumplestilskin · 16/11/2011 20:06

it reminded me a lot of a documentary I saw a while ago about people who tried to continue marriages with people who'd had a certain type of brain injury, not sure exactly what reminded me of it because like you say it didn't say specifically, I think the way they're building it up there must be some sort of twist like that?

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:04

What causes a transient personality changing brain injury? What sort of injury? Never heard of it before!

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SardineQueen · 16/11/2011 20:03

I have no idea grumple and the trailer didn't give much away!

What I took away from it was that he attacks her horribly and it's about the aftermath. I didn't get any vibes as to whether this attack was due to a brain injury or otherwise.

maybe I missed something?

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grumplestilskin · 16/11/2011 20:02

I assumed it was a transient personality changing brain injury (very common) or similar, rather than a straight forward DV issue?