Anxiety = Confusion

[Bill Dickerson]

I'm feeling really stressed tonight. That drowning feeling. The more stressed I am the more confused I get.

It's like my thoughts are racing so fast that I can't concentrate. I was going to look for something on the computer and it seemed important but it's gone. Gone in a flash....I can remember I wanted to look something up but it's gone.

Does anyone else have that happen?

 

[Loloma]

Yes Bill, I have that on a regular basis. Not only with the computer but also when I go to do something. The thing is not to stress about it. Just go and do something else and it will come back to you. Don't worry it happens to everyone now and then, not just people who have PTSD. :banghead:;)

 

[Bill Dickerson]

I get regular forgetful too. I just trace my steps back or I go on to something else or I make a list.

This is I can't remember what it is because whenever I try tons of other thoughts are racing in making concentrating hard. There is so much noise I can't think.

 

[Loloma]

Good idea, keeping a list or retracing your steps.

I have been in the same position with racing thoughts. At the time it felt like my brain was doing 2000rpm's. Everything was loud and I couldn't go out in public or shopping centres, food halls etc. The noises were deafening. Fortunately is over now, although I still have problems sleeping as I can't turn my brain off.

I sympathise with you Bill, believe me it will get better with time. Just hang in there and don't stress to much.

 

[Friday]

That's my normal state of being (ADHD = sensory overload) ... So I've always kind of snickered when my older friends start forgetting why they came into a room, or are in the grocery store with no real clue as to why. Especially when it's my dad buying something like the 40th jar of peanut butter (when in doubt, buy things for sandwiches, he's learned that much from me). As peanut butter can be eaten without bread. Dad! Just buy bread! (It'll go moldy if that's not what I meant to get). It wont. You have something like 200 teenage boys in the house. The bread will be gone by the time the cars locked up. (Crackers don't get moldy). I give up.

Point being... I got knocked off my high horse this year because I've lost some major time (months), and worse, just started 2 different medications... One which gives me verbal diarrhea (Can't. Stop. Talking.) and the other short term memory loss. Brilliant. I'm completely compos mentis while doing these things, I simply have no memory of them happening later. I also have no idea which bits my mind is going to toss. Wheeee. It's like mad libs for my life. Outstanding.

So, yah. 4 kinds of fun with memory games. The first part I'm used to. The months I've lost? Scary. The medication inspired ones? Are getting kicked to the curb.