Its Making Sense Now

[BarbF01]

Ever since coming onto this forum and reading what others say about suffering with PTSD, I've been better able to understand why I do the things I do! My Hubby used to call me his "walking phone book"....he'd ask for someone's phone number and I'd be able to rattle it off to him (from memory). I'd also be able to remember things that we needed atthe grocery store, or a long list fo things that needed to be done - without writing any of it down. I now find myself unable to remember why I left one room to go into the next...I attribute that to my PTSD and anxiety. I also wonder if it may be a residual effect from my head injuries (major concussion and needed spine surgery to remove 2 ruptured discs and have metal plates, and screws put in to fuse my neck back together)...? But, the more I read about others forgetting things, and feeling "lost", the more I see myself in those posts...

 

[2quilt]

Welcome to PTSD!

You are among friends.

 

[Mina]

Hi, Barb - welcome! Glad to hear things are making more sense now. It's still frustrating nonetheless, but it does help to understand the why!

 

[Deleted member 541]

Hi Barb,

Welcome to the forum of PTSD, and memory issue, to name a few....LOL!!!! Many more we could touch on but that's a whole 'nother post.......

 

[BarbF01]

I feel like my Mom - shes in her 70's and has begun to forget what shes going into another room to get (but we attribute that to "old age")! Im only in my early 30's and often feel scattered and I forget words and often feel like my brain is running on hyper speed.