One of the most prominent effects of psychosis

For me it was a huge hit to my working memory.

That’s the part of your brain that remembers information for a short period of time. Like when you’re having a conversation and you’ve forgotten what the person told you 3 minutes beforehand. Or if you’re supposed to keep a phone number in your head long enough to dial it on the phone.

It makes both jobs and relationships very hard.

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Don’t forget about reading. Makes reading almost impossible

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Yea I struggle with memory when under pressure.

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I forget what I was doing like 3 minutes later and have to sit there and try to rethink it.

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I struggled with attention and I think this is common. I had to try to get back under control by doing simple word puzzlers. It does come back though with medication, rest and time.

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yes, that and concentration…I can’t read anymore but need audiobooks to hear books now…that’s why I can’t work…I can’t sit down for longer than a few mins. and I want to get up…

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