Memory & Time Issues, Past and Present

[Cecilia]

Cecilia,

I forget my address all of the time! It's so embarrassing!

Not to be mean; but, I am SO GLAD!!!! We are not alone!!! :occasion:

 

[kers]

I have a hard time remembering most things from my childhood (the time of the trauma). I remember vague, odd situations, some of which are related to the abuse and some of which are not. But from talking with friends, I think I have a far less cohesive narrative of my youth than people who were not abused. Which makes sense. My brain was focused on getting through things, not on experiencing them.

Now, in adulthood, I am quite flaky. I keep my calendar with me at all times and attach post-its that remind me of things as I recall them. I go to the grocery for two items and then forget what I needed. I go downstairs and forget why. I wouldn't say I've got a flaky personality--in fact, I'm often quite anal and perfectionistic--so I do think this is something of a carryover effect of the trauma's effect on memory.

 

[rt1967]

i have memory and time issues too i seem to be getting bit more understanding of this sometimes .I read all learning is impaired under stress.Sometimes people say i come out with things that are clear and make more sense and that some times i listen better i find compliments difficult but when someone has said i listened better and i could feel that experience was different that feels good .

 

[shadowmedic]

i have some memory problems myself depending on what it is. my wife can tell me something and i may have forgotten about it 24 hours later. but if it were something that happened years ago, i have a better chance of remembering it. in relation to ptsd, i remember all my traumas as if they were yesterday. i remember the smell of things, the ways things felt to touch, and the things i heard.