Forgetfulness

[intheprocess]

Hi,

I have been diagnosed with clinical depression and ptsd. I am forgetful about things and even last night I didn't add correctly. A Sister has been going every Monday to an appt. and I didn't know where she went. I forgot twice how to get to my psychologist's office. I went on a field trip and the next day couldn't remember all of the places we visited.

My question is- Is the forgetfulness due to my illnesses? Has anyone experienced this? Any advice?

 

[Sammyiam]

Welcome to the club ! I have such a bad memory I will even forget I have written this. I know that sounds funny but it is very true after an hour or two I will have no idea I have written this unless a message comes up with someone pushing like and I will think oh yea that's write I did do that :( i live my whole life like that I hate every minute of it. :(

 

[Born to Run]

I write down a lot to not forget. There have been times in which I could also do no adding or subtracting, I thought I turned an idiot.

 

[shimmerz]

Cognition can be effected greatly. Reading, math, learning, losing stuff. So yes, it can definitely be a cause of the PTSD.

 

[ghotiff]

My T said to me it's because I have a lot going on in my head, that the more trivial things are forgotten. My memory issues seem to not concern her, but it frustrates me a lot.

 

[Intrepid]

My memory about silly things can slip. I googled the name of that thing you put under your glass so that your furniture doesn't get those rings. Answer? Coasters. Duh.

I've heard that part of the fight/flight/freeze response requires a loss of cognitive ability. If you are running from a bear you don't want your thinking to get in the way.

 

[Mallaky]

I had a very, very hard time in school. Most teachers thought I was very dumb, but it was the PTSD making me unable to learn and remember. Could spent hours and hours and hours learning for a test, bamm, bad grade. Every time. My spelling and math is also atrocious. Nowadays, I think, I would be getting help with it as a learning disablity. Turns out im not that stupid, I just cant do school. Lol

 

[jaccat]

Yes, me too. Sometimes I cam feel my brain just getting overloaded and then nothing will go in.

 

[Friday]

I have a few kinds of memory issues.

The one most prevalent with PTSD is that when my head is stuck in the past? Modern memories simply don't log correctly.

 

[intheprocess]

Wow, modern memories don't log correctly when my head is stuck in the past- what a great descriptor.

 

[fellowsufferer]

Yes, i also have a great difficulty concentrating and remembering things i did a moment ago. I think it is due to the hyperarrousal, i feel constantly "on guard". I need to invest much more time in relaxing, i think.