Short Term Memory Loss
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Short Term Memory Loss
Does anyone else out there experience this? I am not talking about the alcoholic, I'm talking about me! I've had a lot of drama/chaos/stress going on around me lately. I mean, A LOT! I've noticed I can't remember half the stuff I did yesterday. I'm too young to be getting senile. Yesterday on the way home, my BF asked if we could stop at the gas station. When we got home, I couldn't remember if we had gone or not. This was only a few minutes later! Please tell me I'm not going crazy.....
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Nope. If you're crazy, so am I! Too much stuff going on, too little focus! It'll get better as your drama/chaos/stress level decreases. Breathe, and focus, and remember, you aren't alone! (I've been known to put silverware away with the cups during particularly stressful times!)
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Sounds normal to me! I used to keep everything stored in the brain, had no trouble remembering anything. But now with 2 1/2 years of sobriety my routine is to write notes to myself and go through piles of stuff at work and at home until everything's put away and accomplished. Otherwise, I'd forget half of it.
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Totally normal! When too much is going on the brain chaos if you will I cannot focus on a single thing!
I use to remember everything all the time! It is started to come clear again-day by day....
You are not crazy QU......
Now GP and Astro on the other hand! LOL just kidding!!!
I use to remember everything all the time! It is started to come clear again-day by day....
You are not crazy QU......
Now GP and Astro on the other hand! LOL just kidding!!!
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ya. I am going through this too currently. It's so bad. I have even left groceries on the subway train (I WAS SO PISSED! BECAUSE THESE WERE ITEMS I WAS CRAVING BECAUSE OF MY STRESS...mmm ketchup chips ) that was so annoying. also at work. I am asked to do little tasks...and I forget!!! I hope this passes.
Just tonight I was eating dinner downstairs on the tv tables. I went upstairs to get a bottle of water, opened the fridge door, closed the fridge door and came downstairs again before I realized I forgot to get the water!!! Now that is bad. Too much on the brain lately.
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Ok ....see now because of all this talk-last night I seriously got into the car and had planned to go to Kohls-and when I got in the car and drove down the street I forgot where I was heading!!!
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