Where's My Memory Gone! ?

[RavenGirl]

I know my T says it's Normal, She says that it will get better, but I'm having trouble dealing with this! ! :( The gaps in my memory, talking to people and forgetting part of what I want to say, forgetting people's names that I've known for years, the list goes on and on. ..:banghead: I want this to stop! ! I tell myself it's part of the process and I need to be patient, but I feel like I'm getting dementia.:nailbiting: Have any of you dealt with this and how long did it last?

 

[Bookoffee]

I am dealing with it now too! I asked my doctor if it could possibly be West Nile. I am going in tomorrow to be tested.

I am so freaked out about everything else happening to me at once. I just can't take on another mental health condition.

 

[sun seeker]

Have any of you dealt with this and how long did it last?

Yes. Sorry, I can't answer how long it lasts, I haven't gotten over it yet.

 

[Friday]

Have any of you dealt with this and how long did it last?

For me it lasts as long as I'm doing badly.

First time through was roughly 5 years. This round it's about 4 & counting.

Neither was / is a solid thing. Just like the roller coaster of other symptoms, my memory stuff is better during some times, worse in others. During my good years? If I have a bad weekend? My memory tends to take a hit there, too. But that only lasts as long as everything else does. A few days, a week maybe.

 

[RavenGirl]

@Bookoffee I asked mine if it could also be MD! My mom was diagnosed last year and has started losing some of her memory. She says no, because it matches perfectly with when my symptoms of PTSD started. The fact that I suffer from migraines doesn't help.

@FridayJones , oh my thanks for the info. I work at a school :bookworm:and need my mind! Lol :wacky:(no really) I'm hoping some of this stress thing with my minds eases soon?... That's what I thought though. The more stressed I am, the harder it is to think plus it sometimes makes my ears ring!

@sun seeker sorry to hear you're still dealing with it too. It sucks! :poop:

 

[Ocean5]

I feel like I'm getting dementia.

Always had memory issues with names, faces and people since a kid. Past several months constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves.....so embarrassing and frustrating. I think it's medicine related for me. I don't know. You considered?

 

[RavenGirl]

@Ocean5 , I only take Topimax for the migraines and I've been on it for a while. My memory had gotten better as the migraines lessened; that's before the PTSD reared it's ugly head.

I do believe the multiple years of lack of sleep are also playing a part in memory problems. With that said, the memory has worsened as we delve into my past in therapy.

 

[Bookoffee]

I do believe the multiple years of lack of sleep are also playing a part in memory problems. With that said, the memory has worsened as we delve into my past in therapy.

I am finding the same thing. Mine is mostly because I have been having to deal with the death of my father and going through boxes of the past.

I have such vivid lucid dreams. I wake up and I stay in them for a while. I have now started to obesse and wonder if my subconsion is telling me something.

It is horrible being in my head.

 

[Ocean5]

@Link Removed I hope it gets better for you soon.

Mine is mostly because I have been having to deal with the death of my father

After my mom passed I lost so much memory (as if it wasn't bad enough already.) I couldn't even remember her wishes on what happened to her body after she died. Something she told me repeatedly since I was 13 or 14. It does get better. I learned to trust my instincts for memory.

 

[Bluemoonwillow]

I have always had problems with my memory. To the point when I was young my brother used to get mad because I would repeat a conversation we had less than five minutes ago. I am still that way to an extent. Mostly my short term memory. Names and faces forget it, the only way I can remember a person is if someone associates them with an activity that I might remember. This is weird because my brother remembers everyone, he will be talking about someone we played with growing up, I will be like I don't remember, then he says yeah we did this and this with them, then I will remember the events but not the people. I can meet someone today talk to them for hours and tomorrow I won't remember them or what we talked about. Worse is sometimes I couldn't describe my son if you asked for specific details. I know his hair and eye color and skin tone, but I can't get a mental image good enough to describe it. Used to send me into full panic attacks when I realized what was happening, now I kind of just go with it.

 

[Bookoffee]

I have always had problems with my memory. To the point when I was young my brother used to get mad because I would repeat a conversation we had less than five minutes ago. I am still that way to an extent. Mostly my short term memory. Names and faces forget it, the only way I can remember a person is if someone associates them with an activity that I might remember...I can meet someone today talk to them for hours and tomorrow I won't remember them or what we talked about. Worse is sometimes I couldn't describe my son if you asked for specific details. I know his hair and eye color and skin tone, but I can't get a mental image good enough to describe it.

Wow....yes, this is me. This past week when I was in the hospital, I was trying to picture my wife's face on our wedding day and I couldn't so I tried what she looks like now and I still couldn't. It is just one big blurry, loud, scary mess up there.

 

[Bookoffee]

I just had a memory lap. I took my dog outside for a walk and I was feeling brave enough to outside of my comfort zone. I was so excited to send a picture to my wife, I got onto the new street and remembered I had left three candles burning with three cats in the house.

These broken little legs ran so fast back home. I don't think I ever ran that fast with my dog before!