So forgetful..

[belle]

..and i am worried that its been since i had a terrible migraine a couple of weeks ago.

For example, i do something and i can't remember doing it. In my head it is impossible for me to retrace my steps that it took to do whatever it was.

My son wanted a hot water bottle because he was cold, so i emptied the cold one, put it on the side and sat down. Went back into the kitchen and i just cannot remember actually emptying it. This happened 5 minutes ago. I am quite bothered by this.

There are many things like this that keep happening. Last night i turned off the battery charger.....but i don't recall doing it. No one else was in the house....so it couldn't have been turned off by anyone else.

Its like i am suffering with short term memory loss!!!!

x

[Paddington]

Oh Hun..it is scarey when this happens ..but we all dothings inconsiously hun it is a lapse in concentration..thats all.When we are stressed this happens more..my son[oh the charmer!]said i was 'coming down with althziemers'..simply because i repeat myself ...he really worried me ..and like you i began to worry about my memory..dont go there hun..you are fine..if you are worried by it see your dr[if they are worth seeeing]and have him/her put your mind at rest..lots of love...erm who am i now???..OH yes!Paddie.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Lindalou64]

hi blue,
i will have to say im very forgetful and it does scare ya at times...i always find myself in a room wondering why i went in there or what really bothers me when im talking to someone and i just go blank forget what i was saying or cant remember the word to use the simplest word also,but like paddy said i know its because i am pretty much always stressed i always have 50 things going on in my head,but that what i believe it is ...wish ya the best......Linda

[belle]

It just got a touch worse.

I was on the phone to a lady making an appointment and she asked me for my address. I said to her, don't you want my name, and she said, you just gave it to me love. I had NO idea i had.

Positively crapping it now.

[Paddington]

Hun because you are stressing about this i think you are makin it worse..not on purpose ..but psyhcologically[[wow thats a big word i probably spelt wrong ]it'slike the panic attack..we lookat it and fret about it and itgets worse and worse..try to forget about it or ring your dr and get some reassurence hun..nip it in the bud before it becomes a symptom of your anxiety.Meantime be reasured you are not losing your memory..just that you are not feeling too great at present Love Paddie.xxxxxxxxx

[Piglet]

When we are anxious one of the first things to go to pot is concentration etc.

I'm always doing this sort of stuff - this very morning I put my cereals in the pan I meant to put my milk to heat in and what's more I didn't really even want cereals I wanted a smoothie!!!!

I work on autopilot an awful lot and then when I am stressed even that seems to be a bit hit and miss.

Don't worry about it cos you will make it worse - go and do something to chill yourself out.

Love Piglet

[kleenexbox]

i'm suffering from the same thing, but i blame it on my meds. it's one of the side effects of long-term use. it's quite freaky when i receive an email from someone replying to an email i don't remember sending. while i read my sent email, it's like reading it for the first time, and i'm supposed to have written it!

[Lindalou64]

To Add To This Blue I Was On Phone Yesterday With My Sister She Is Under Alot Of Stress And We Talked About A Few Things 5 Minutes Later She Called Back And Asked Why I Called.she Forgot...so I Believe It Is Stress And When Ya So Anxious Ya Mind Just Goes In Every Other Direction............linda Xx

[Alabasterlyn]

I really do agree with everyone else that this is just anxiety and nothing to worry about.

I forget about stuff all the time. The amount of times I go into a room and totally forget what I have gone in there for is laughable, I do it all the time. I can never remember if I've taken my meds or not and now have to count them out into a container in the morning or I would probably take twice the dose as I think I take them on autopilot and just forget

I get really bad headaches too, I'm not sure if they are migraines or not but the Dr says they are chronic tension headaches. However if I've had a couple of days of a really bad headache I do find my memory is even worse than usual, but I put that down to feeling wiped out from days of being in pain.

I also do things like put dinner on, walk off and forget I've left the cooker on. I've even gone and filled the kettle and instead of putting it on it's stand to boil I've gone and tried to put it in the fridge

[nomorepanic]

Blubell

This is from the symptoms page on the website here...


Having difficulty concentrating, repetitive thinking or incessant 'mind chatter'

What you feel:

Normal tasks seem hard to focus on, or that your concentration is a lot shorter now than before. You may also start something, and uncharacteristically forget what you were doing soon after. You may also have difficulty remembering where you placed things, who you just called, or what you were looking for or thinking about.
Your mind is racing all the time, and it never stops its chatter. Even when you are trying to relax your mind is going a million miles and hour. Sometimes songs will pop up that you can’t get out or your mind, and you sing them all day long.

What causes this:

High stress biology and an over stimulated nervous system will often cause us to think rapidly and incessantly. Many refer to it as ‘unceasing mind chatter’. It’s this fast paced unfocused thought generation that impairs the memory and concentration. Since high stress biology produces natural stimulants, these continual doses of stimulants make it difficult to focus because the body and mind are so agitated. As the stress biology and nervous system calm down, normal thinking patterns re-establish and this symptom subsides.

However, as long as the stress biology and nervous system are over active, individuals will continue to experience this condition. It will come and go and most often depends upon how the body is reacting at that time.
Another consideration is that for those who have been experiencing anxiety disorder for some time, may have established a mental habit of internal focus. This is where they become so focused on their ill health that they are easily distracted by it and the pursuit to regain their normal health that they quickly lose interest in what they are doing and refocus their minds back on their problem. This action can be so automatic that the individual may not even realize that that’s what they are doing.

Unfortunately, when this symptom appears, many become frightened by and think that they may be losing their mind or experiencing a serious mental illness. This adds more stress biology which only prolongs the symptom. When this symptom appears, try not to react with fear, but remember that it is only a symptom, and that it is telling you that you need to rest the nervous system so that you can regain your concentration ability. Once you have sufficiently rested your nervous system, your concentration will return to normal.