I think i have dementia

[bukendaa]

hey gang for the last week or so my memory has been so bad im finding it hard to recal events that have happend recently or i forget things on tv i saw really quick and also this is not new smptoms but its hard to keep track of days my days fell all cluderd but anyway like i said i have a bad foggy memory at the moment and i looked up and found Dementia then looked up on teens with it and read of a girl with demntia at the age of 13 it freaked me right out that she cant peform certin tasks will my mind get better? or should i see my doc he will just laugh at me because he knows i worry of Heart atacks and Strokes..at 14.

[Southern_Belle]

Hi,

Dementia is a serious disease that typically comes with aging. Stess and anxiety can also cause memory problems to occur. When you have anxiety and especially health anxiety one of the worst things you can do is google. Please try and take some deep breaths and say to yourself that you are okay. I would also keep a journal and write down how your day was things you did and it will help jog your memory of what happened (I do this).

Take care,

Laura

[mandyclare]

Hi : )

I know when im most anxious and/or stressed my memory gets terrible... i say the wrong words and get in a flap about stuff.... it does sound very much like these things that are happening to you are caused by the stress of worrying about all these health issues, heart etc etc.

I do think you should speak to your dr to get some help with these worries because at 14 you have so much to look forward to.

Please try not to worry and get your parent/carer to go with you to an appointment to discuss your worries if that's possible.

You will be ok i promise you xx

[bukendaa]

Okay the Journal idea sounds good i will do this thanks gang it jsut scared me that story didnt sound nice...

[bukendaa]

Okat thanks i will def do the dairy thing.....

[Panic33]

I know when my anxiety was at it worst, I could remember anything and my mind was foggy all the time - it does sound like anxiety what you are saying, but I would defo go see your GP if only to try to put your mind to rest.

[NeverRelaxed]

def not dementia at such young age! DONT WORRY! :P

When im anxious I get confused/muddled thoughts...I sometimes stammer or words come out topsy turvy. X

[Amazeen]

I agree with the others: don't worry too much. I have spells of this as well, I say the wrong words, forget what I was about to say, forget what I just saw on tv, etc.
But this is only when my anxiety is BAD and I do know my memory is fine in general (I can recite 300 digits of pi ;) ). So again, don't worry too much, and when you accept that this is just the anxiety you will start getting better.

[miss_moose]

I was worried about this too as I have a terrible memory (turns out it's just caused by an underactive thyroid so you may want to get that checked.

This Morning (The TV Show) did a feature about dementia,a lady rang the show to say she keeps misplacing things and finding them in odd places, the doctor on there said, even if you put your Car keys in the fridge it doesnt mean you have dementia, it's when you forget what Keys are then you have a problem.

[bukendaa]

im sure i have demntia really bad oh my god on he bus i saw acreepy guy and asked me if i wana watch porno at his house it was gross

[KK77]

Well you remembered the creepy guy so I'm sure it's NOT dementia.

[janni]

:wacko: buk !!!! buk!!!! you dont have dementia nooooooo wayyyyyyy!!!

[bukendaa]

My dementia is coming back i keep felling really distant from my freinds and family and my mind is really foggy i fell like things that have happend..didnt and that when i remember they just seem hazy and unreal...what do i do?

[bukendaa]

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[poppy1]

i work with people with dementia and can assure you that you havent got it, simply from the fact that your aware of memory problems! Its stress, i forget too.