by http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17703018
B.B.C. article
Following a stroke, Chris Birch's personality and sexuality altered dramatically. Now he is trying to rediscover who he is and why these changes may have happened.
"It's like looking at somebody else, but with my face only younger, and in all fairness, if I met myself I'd probably carry on walking."
Looking at past pictures of himself, 27-year-old Chris Birch struggles to remember or identify with his old self. He used to be a 19-stone, beer-swilling, party-loving rugby fan from the Welsh valleys, the life and soul of a party. He worked in a bank and loved sport and motorbikes.
After a freak accident in 2011, he says he underwent a big change to his personality. He believes that he has gone from being straight to gay.
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). And that these labels we give others and ourselves are just that - labels. On the other hand a whole host of pre-and-post-birth input probably goes to decide what our sexual preference is.
Ani, you're in fine form lately! Where's this coming from? Alcohol?