You Know You've Been Dissociating/being Absent Minded When...

[RavenGirl]

When you're getting ready for bed and washing your face etc. You can clearly see it's you in the mirror but you sure don't feel like yourself as you're washing your face. On the inside you feel like someone else is washing your face for you. "You have now entered the Twilight Zone! " :nailbiting:

 

[Changing4Best]

I think this one fits: I took this mornings breakfast meds (which do not include any psyche meds, last night before bed, you didn't sleep a wink all night and didn't discover this until you got your box of meds out this morning and find that this mornings pills are mission from it. It takes awhile for you to figure out why this mornings pills are missing from the box, until you notice that last nights are sitting there all pretty waiting to be taken, but not, oh no, NOT this morning will you take them, because they will make you sleepy all day! (Yes, your sleepytime meds from last night are still in the box!).

 

[ladee]

Ha @SheilaKathy, I never forget my night time meds, but often forget the day time meds.... then wonder why I am having such a lousy day and can only remember half of it...

 

[Anrish]

When you cannot remember what was the last station in your subway and how you got there...?!

 

[Forgetful]

When your brain comes back from a 6 day vacation and you notice your hair is 3 inches shorter than it was a week ago. You ask hubby how and when it happened. Eventually you realize you must have done it yourself the night before.

 

[Panda Bear]

When you go looking for a clean dish towel in the refrigerator....not once, but twice.

 

[Ronin]

When you can't recognize any of your names because people you loved hearing them from are no longer with you

When all you remember about many situations is you moved because someone had to do that and you happened to be that someone but you have no idea what was going on

When it doesn't hurt you space out, what hurts is you have to come back from it. Let me goddamn rest with mine, f*ck sake.

 

[Changing4Best]

I have to get tested for Alzheimers and it may just be my usual PTSD symptoms, but in case it isn't, I will need to know! I am so forgetful and get confused to easily. I pray that it is not Alzheimers!

 

[ladee]

Oh no... I have worked with Alz/dementia patients for the past 24 years.... I am sending prayers for a good outcome in your testing..... please please come back and let us know something......I hope it is the meds you are on, anything but that..... in my thoughts and lots of hugs if you accept them....

 

[Ocean5]

I have to get tested for Alzheimers

It maybe just the medicines. Once on medicines I was not even able to remember some words for my industry. When I moved, and on a benzo, I had to call landlord to ask what my address was... I'm in my 30s.... So embarrassing & scary.

 

[Ronin]

It maybe just the medicines.

Seconding this. Same age group, alike reaction to certain medications, I can forget things like to drink and take a piss, not even starting about all that higher functions identity shit. So double check it's not something more temporary being wrong, as well.

 

[Forgetful]

When you lose your phone for the 3rd time in 30 minutes and frantically search every room for it even though you never left the living room.