Memory Problems - Short Term

[Unhinged]

I really needed to find this thread today. I am the same way. It's really frustrating and depressing. I used to be a rock star at work, being able to recall every last detail right down to the vital signs and times for patients my partner and I had weeks prior (working EMS). But then it was like someone turned off the lights. I feel like such a ditz.

Tonight my husband informed me that apparently I have been saying some rather nasty things to him and instantly forgetting that I said anything at all. He says that he asks me what I just said and I have no clue and so he tells me. I have been trying all evening to remember any of these moments and I can't.

He has told me before that I often forget conversations that we've had, we argue about it because I just can't see myself forgetting that much. Its like someone randomly goes thru my day with "white-out" and steals moments of my life.

 

[externalsmile]

I feel like I have been reading my life here! I have a fantastic memory for completely unimportant facts. If something happens I am the one you want to be there because I will remember EVERYTHING in complete and utter detail. Strangely enough..... remembering in such great detail has gotten me in trouble!

But ask me to do something simple and I will totally forget to do it. Ask me something on the spot and I will hit a block and not be able to answer despite knowing the information.

I'm a chronic underachiever also. I don't put an effort into anything academic and still manage to achieve good grades. If I put in effort I know I would come out top. I think I don't do this because I don't want attention drawn to myself or to stand out from the rest. I just want to be average. Have nothing special that gets me noticed.

 

[intothelight]

Short term memory problems are tough. I know I short-circuit (for lack of a better term) with even the littlest stress. Reading and writing in the forum has helped me immeasurably and so has going back to school (on-line). In both cases I find that I am required to read, remember, and respond in an environment that is "safe".

The result I didn't expect, was how much it has helped in the day-to-day interactions. All I can say is we need to keep flexing the "mental" muscle. It is as important as physical exercise and there are tangible results.