Memory Problems

Does anyone else have the comprehension of a gnat when they are in an episode?

I feel like a flaming moron and it's so embarrassing because other people just think that you are scatty or stupid.


Today, I've lost my contraceptive pill's new packet so I don't have it and the doctor's surgery have been zero help :evil: They kept saying you have two months worth :oops:
I know I probably do but I can't find it and trying is highly stressing me out.

I just want to cry today :cry:

I lost my open university assignment earlier this week...it was on top of the laptop, under the sofa. I was so worried about it that I had to take the afternoon off work (well, worked from home) so I could get home in time to find it, finish it, and post it off before the deadline!

Also, I've noticed that my general recollection is quite poor - I'm normally exceptionally on the ball with what's going on and very organised - it just isn't happening at the moment!

My boyfriend noticed last night that sometimes I think he's said something when he hasn't, and don't always hear him when he has! Not sure if that's SAD or selective deafness ;)

To be honest, I'm glad I'm not a full-time student. It's too easy to switch off from studying...having to go to work every day kind of forces you into doing something each day. Not sure how well this OU course is going to go, having to do it in my own time - need to find a bit of extra motivation I guess (and not forget when the deadlines are).

I hope you've got a mentor/tutor at uni you can talk to about what's going on with you at the moment. They're normally great at dealing with stuff like that.

Yes! I did that last night :lol:

Plus, I'm totally paranoid about leaving my hair straightners on so I now unplug them and put them on the other side of my bedroom to make extra sure :oops:

I know Piglet isn't it wonderful to know you are not the only one eh! We should start a thread so that everyone can list their daily 'forgetful' things, it would proably be quite funny. I think I said it somewhere else on here, there has to be some bonus to having this dam illness, so if we can't see the funny side then I don't know what, although I find these things are funnier on reflection, and dam annoying at the time!

I have been so forgetful lately!!
I was thinking about posting the same topic for the past week (I must have forgot :) !)
But really it can be so fusturating! I lost my cell phone on the train and it was been such a pain to try to replace it. I even got insurance on it because I know how I can get but the process to get it replaced (includes several long forms and police report) is too much for me to deal with.
I looked all over for my keys today and FINALLY found them....in my front door!! and not on the inside either, so anyone could have come in last night. hmmm. and it made me late for work. Acutally that and the fact that I CANNOT get out of bed in the morning!
Also, since I have finally found people to relate to ... Have you noticed this?
Where you find yourself just sitting there and staring off into space and doing nothing? Like everything is taking A LOT longer than normal?
Sometimes I realize I just sit in my car before getting out and have been staring into space for minutes. Not to be crass but like on the toilet too...just spacing out. It just feels fusturating sometimes like I am so slow and unproductive or just strange. This one my be way off from anyone but I thought I would throw it out there. :lol:
I am so glad I found this site BTW.

Hi Chicago, I can relate to that. I'm turning into a real space cadet lately. This week particularly I've been walking around in my own little world. It's a bit embarrassing when my workmates keep walking up to me to see if I'm alright, because I've been staring at the same bookshelf for five minutes! :oops: Or sometimes when I'm asked a question, it takes much longer than usual for me to comprehend what they person is saying, like my brain is slowing down. A customer asked me the other day what part of Ireland I was from, and I just looked at her with a dazed expression! I must come across as a right dumbass! :lol:

Yes I do MegS.

I don't read fiction, because I literally lose the plot. Even with non-fiction I keep flicking backwards and forwards, re-reading the same sentences, paragraphs etcetera, just to try to make sense of it all. It is a painfully slow process to be productive when either reading or writing at this time of year. :roll:

I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. It helps to know you're not alone! I've about given up on reading books and articles in magazines, but I'd really like to better comprehend what I'm reading online. This mental fog seems to get worse in the evenings. Today the sun shone for all of 5 minutes. I feel like I just want to go to sleep and wake up in April! :cry:

That made me smile megj - we've all done it :lol:


I actually got some work done today, I'm so proud of myself. However, I forgot lunch :oops:

I know what you mean MegS, I can read an entire page of a book, and then realize that I didn't actually take anything it...it's like I just looked at the words and didn't actually read anything, and I end up having to reread the entire page again.

I space out as well, especially in the morning before I use my lightbox. First thing I do in the morning is take a shower, and I normally end up just standing there in the shower staring off into space for at least 5 minutes, until I realize I've been in there for a while now and haven't done a single thing. It's annoying, and wastes precious lightbox time!

Minnie,
I find it helps me if I recite aloud my mantra, "Stove, locks, (and anything else)." over and over as I make my way to my car. It keeps my mind in the present and knowing that I have indeed checked everything right now and am not just remembering doing it in the past! :roll: