Jake Haendel
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I did it again and again and again and then I lost like three toenails. They turned black. I went out to Denver to do this ski thing. These people are on. Such an advanced level. I mean, I'm somebody who's like in that standing frame going down the bunny hill and like some of these people don't have any limbs at all and are snowboarding down double black diamonds. It's like crazy.
I did it again and again and again and then I lost like three toenails. They turned black. I went out to Denver to do this ski thing. These people are on. Such an advanced level. I mean, I'm somebody who's like in that standing frame going down the bunny hill and like some of these people don't have any limbs at all and are snowboarding down double black diamonds. It's like crazy.
Obviously, I'm somebody who knows how hard it is. And when you're going through it, regardless if it's on the road downhill or the road back up, you don't feel great physically. You might be sick. Mentally, it's no picnic either because you're thinking about what's going to happen and you're thinking about how things used to be and how things aren't going to be the same.
Obviously, I'm somebody who knows how hard it is. And when you're going through it, regardless if it's on the road downhill or the road back up, you don't feel great physically. You might be sick. Mentally, it's no picnic either because you're thinking about what's going to happen and you're thinking about how things used to be and how things aren't going to be the same.
And you've got all these automatic thoughts like psh, psh, psh. Untertitelung. BR 2018 But I do my best to not get stuck in that because I always look at the alternative, right? And I'm gonna feel worse physically, mentally and about myself if that's what I do. Because there's only so long you can just lay down. Maybe you're somebody and I've been there who like can only lay down.
And you've got all these automatic thoughts like psh, psh, psh. Untertitelung. BR 2018 But I do my best to not get stuck in that because I always look at the alternative, right? And I'm gonna feel worse physically, mentally and about myself if that's what I do. Because there's only so long you can just lay down. Maybe you're somebody and I've been there who like can only lay down.
Mentally, you gotta make your best effort to be like I'm gonna do everything I can do and do what the experts are telling me to do, even though it hurts, even though it's annoying. That's something, honestly, I have to do on a daily basis.
Mentally, you gotta make your best effort to be like I'm gonna do everything I can do and do what the experts are telling me to do, even though it hurts, even though it's annoying. That's something, honestly, I have to do on a daily basis.
I told this story about somebody in Spalding, who, when I was paralyzed and being put into a chair, nonverbal, was just like, they put him up in the standing frame and he was like, Au, no, it hurts, it hurts, I give up, I give up, discharge me. And that made me sad, I was wondering what would happen to him.
I told this story about somebody in Spalding, who, when I was paralyzed and being put into a chair, nonverbal, was just like, they put him up in the standing frame and he was like, Au, no, it hurts, it hurts, I give up, I give up, discharge me. And that made me sad, I was wondering what would happen to him.
Frankly, without being locked in, I don't know, I just like saw how much worse it could be, I guess, and that's what kept me just boom, boom, to the next, to the next, I gotta get out of here, I gotta get to the next. And without going to the bottom, bottom, I don't know if I would have had that drive, but I guess my point is, it's all about figuring out what you as an individual really want.
Frankly, without being locked in, I don't know, I just like saw how much worse it could be, I guess, and that's what kept me just boom, boom, to the next, to the next, I gotta get out of here, I gotta get to the next. And without going to the bottom, bottom, I don't know if I would have had that drive, but I guess my point is, it's all about figuring out what you as an individual really want.
If you want more than the cards you were dealt, you gotta listen to the experts. And there is no guarantee in physical recovery. They're just like, if you do this, and if you do this repetition, you will get better at it.
If you want more than the cards you were dealt, you gotta listen to the experts. And there is no guarantee in physical recovery. They're just like, if you do this, and if you do this repetition, you will get better at it.
I had no idea what would happen to me. But a lot of neuropsychologists and a variety of different hospitals entered my room. And people were concerned when they learned the magnitude of how long I was trapped in my body and everything I'd been through about PTSD being a real thing for me. And non-verbally I remember them and verbally talking to me. Und sie wollten mich unterstützen und helfen.
I had no idea what would happen to me. But a lot of neuropsychologists and a variety of different hospitals entered my room. And people were concerned when they learned the magnitude of how long I was trapped in my body and everything I'd been through about PTSD being a real thing for me. And non-verbally I remember them and verbally talking to me. Und sie wollten mich unterstützen und helfen.
Und meine Antwort war immer, nein, ich fühle mich eigentlich gut. Physisch bin ich in viel Schmerz, aber ich fühle mich gut. Und sie waren so, interessant, erzähl uns mehr darüber. Ich denke, du hast PTGS. Ja. Posttraumatisches Gewaltsyndrom. Faszinierend. Du hast von deiner Erfahrung aus gewachsen.
Und meine Antwort war immer, nein, ich fühle mich eigentlich gut. Physisch bin ich in viel Schmerz, aber ich fühle mich gut. Und sie waren so, interessant, erzähl uns mehr darüber. Ich denke, du hast PTGS. Ja. Posttraumatisches Gewaltsyndrom. Faszinierend. Du hast von deiner Erfahrung aus gewachsen.
I believe two neuropsychologists in two different hospitals said, sounds like you have this.
I believe two neuropsychologists in two different hospitals said, sounds like you have this.