Memory

[wrb9510]

Hi, I was just wondering if any of you have memory problems? Like aside from the trauma itself, does anyone still have awful memory.
When I'm particularly bad again I struggle to remember basic things, events, what I did the day before, I'll start some hing then forget?
Is this part of ptsd or what?

 

[missyfjr]

Hi wrb9510,

not totally sure if it's related or not to PTSD but this is something I struggle with on a daily basis. Appointments, misplacing items, forgetting how many sugars i've put in my coffee, events, everything...inc. my trauma events. It is a major problem for me, too. Just a thought but I think, on some level though, my lack of memory has possibly been what stopped me from going completely insane in the past. Sorry I can't be of any better help but it can feel a bit better if you know you are not alone.

Missy.

 

[Kefira]

By my observation it seems to be pretty common around here. So I'm sure others can chime in.

For me, when I am symptomatic I am not observant and don't remember anything, or I'm so hypervigilant I'm not actually processing and therefore can't remember anything. When I'm not as actively symptomatic I'm crazy organized, like almost to obsessive levels. Things have their order and a place, and I have my routines and my to do lists. I've always been somewhat forgetful though, even before the PTSD. I think once it got bad I started learning to overcompensate.

But when I'm not working the coping skills well or I'm losing to an episode I have days like yesterday where I tried to add my phone to the load of dishes.

 

[SeaQuel]

Yes, I think it can be if you're experiencing dissociation. I have this issue all the time with every day trivial matters. It's crazy making.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Yes it can be .

I CRS when I'm triggered .

 

[Friday]

Yep.

I figure my brain can only exist in one point of time, at a time. When it's stuck in the past? It's not logging things that are happening in the present very well.

 

[jaccat]

Yep, my short term memory sucks.

 

[Ronin]

I remember things well.... just completely inappropriate times and mismatched situations.

(Aka yep to memory problems.)

 

[InvisibleSun]

Oh yea..definitely have issues with memory! It is ridiculous. You could literally say something to me and then immediately afterwards, I'd forget. I have difficulty remember just a few seconds ago, at times, and there are huge portions of time that I can barely remember at all. Years that are just a blur. I think a lot of it has to do with dissociation. Some time in life I just checked out and never checked back in, I guess..

 

[wrb9510]

Ahh it's good to know I'm not the only one! It may not be related to the trauma but when my symptoms are playing up its usually worse. It gets a bit annoying having to ask people about 5 times over the same thing because you forget straight after