If it is significantly affecting your functioning by all means seek a solution. My memory issues have been a massive pain to me in the past and have significantly affected me school wise/work wise before as well. Usually they get worse the worse my symptoms are. So I feel you.
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I never had any issues in my younger years
so all you in your twenties are blessed
and stop bitching.
Thank you, @Anna. All we can do is try. If we make any improvements, itās a victory. I canāt even express to ānormalā people how easy they have it. Sz has stolen so much from me, from everyone who suffers.
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Wait how are we blessed if weāre having issues when weāre younger and you didnāt? Wouldnāt that have made you blessed? Lol.
Also itās not ābitchingā to be upset about cognitive symptoms that have messed up aspects of your life before.
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I want to say go see your regular doctor in case itās a type of dementia normally diagnosed in a regular doctorās office. However is it too much to ask to think that a psychiatric doctor could notice signs of such diseases, separate them from your psychiatric diagnosis, and notify you based on your behavior? I really would like to think that going to a regular doctor wouldnāt be necessary.
My grandfather had Parkinsons, and my grandmother had Alzheimers. Iām always a little worried about when these will hit, and even at 34 I donāt feel very safe. Always wondering if itās better to see a normal doc and ask about it than to keep on wondering.
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I have really irritating memory issues. Itās funny because someone argued with me that memory isnāt touched by sz/sza. Sure as ā ā ā ā is.
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Iām the worst when it comes to going to the doctor. It takes a huge effort and is very stressful, but Iām finally going. You should go as often as it takes to ease your worry. If you can go, you should.
Yeah, people are idiots who make generalizations they know nothing about.
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I am going through the same thing. Trying to unite voices is hard on the memory.
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I have short term memory issues which seem to be getting better. I usually forget small things and lose track of things to do to where I have to write notes. I also have memory distortion which is really weird and also I seem to be forgetting a lot of things. I asked my psychiatrist and she said that itās the illness so Iām hoping it gets better with time.
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Poor autobiographical memory.
Itās like the outline of a painting without much detail.
It goes with aphantasia . Also seems to be affected in schizophrenia.
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Please let us know what your doctor says - mine just said āwell you are getting olderā and Iām only in my early 40ās!
I know it has to be the disease or the meds.
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And thatās an example of why I donāt trust many doctors. They donāt even try, and, in my opinion, especially with women. I will post whatever comes of my search.
BTW, I donāt take meds. I donāt know if they also contribute to memory loss, but that wouldnāt be the case with me.
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Thank you, @firemonkey! You are amazing at research and I appreciate your sharing this with me. The article about the study that was done has some points that really hit home for me. Not pleasant information, but true and good to know.
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Apparently most apparent after the onset of clinical symptoms.
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With pretty much any movie I watched during my 5 or so years of strong cognitive impairment, I have no idea how it ends or even what the main plot is. I remember bits and pieces and am usually able to figure out that I had seen the movie during this period. But itās basically like trying to remember a dream. The movie is just as interesting as if Iād never seen it. And I generally hate watching movies more than once.
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Autobiographical memory refers to personally experienced events that are placed on a personal timeline (i.e. a memory that is autobiographical in nature). āI watched this movie on Fridayā would be autobiographical memory, but āso and so happened in the movieā would not. The distinction can seem a little arbitrary, but it has its merits. Autobiographical memory is a subset of episodic memory, which captures this problem better. Remembering the plot of a movie is episodic memory. Remembering the event in which you watched the movie, and roughly when in your life this happened, is autobiographical memory.
Edit: This might be a little oversimplified, but itās the gist of it.
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This is what itās been like for me for the past couple years. Youāre saying that it can go away?
Yes, it can. But Iām not 100% sure how.
In evenings I donāt remember what I ate for lunch