Do you KNOW? I have memory problems at 30 what is that?

Question

I lost my phone the other day, looked all over, I found the phone in a room where honestly I don't remember going in to. I put stuff down and lose them often. When saying someones name I usually say everyones name but the person I am talking to, I even say names of people I don't even know. I have usaully a few kids at my house and they all are called kid because I can never remember thier names and 2 of them are my kids. I got to the point where someone asks me my name, day or even my address(phone#) and I have to stop and think. This doesn't happen often but it does happen. It really bothers me because I was to drop off a check for my sister i remember going there and dropping off something but the bank called and said the check wasn't there, I later found the check in my purse. What did I drop off? How many times is this going to happen.
Has anyone ever heard of this? Can you give me some glue as to what is going on. AND No I don't use drugs of any kind. Never have.

Answer 1

This type of memory problem usually has to do with distraction and happens to just about everyone. The mind is trying to sort out a bunch of things at once and it begins to be too much of an overload. For example, a person's mind will be focused on a task but then something comes up and they start to think about something else before completing that task and go into kind of an auto-pilot mode. So even though you had the intention of dropping off the check for your sister, you put it back into your purse because your mind became focused on something else and your mind wasn't able to fully focus on that task.

Lack of sleep, taking on too many responsibilities, mental stress and being physically run down can contribute to simple memory loss or difficulty in retaining memory.

Being a mom and raising kids can be a stress in itself and women often neglect taking care of themselves and their emotional and physical needs because the family needs seem to come first.

So my suggestion would be to try and simplify your life as much as you can by keeping a check off list of things you need to do for each day so that you won't have to try and remember everything, relegating some responsibilites to your kids or family if you can so that demands can be cut down a bit and keep a personal organizer with you or a notepad so that you can write down reminders to yourself during the day.

Also, be sure to take care of yourself as best you can by eating right and getting proper rest. Keeping yourself hydrated by drinking plenty of water helps to keep the mind alert and focused too. If you're drinking coffee or caffienated beverages cut down on these because these can actually increase fatigue in the long run.

Take good care of yourself and don't be too hard on yourself.

Answer 2

This is a long shot, but it worked for me. I had the same problem. I tried a gluten and casein free diet which I saw recommended for people with autism and asperger's syndrome. The reason I decided to try that is apparently if you have a certain kind of inability to properly digest gluten and/or casein (found in grains and dairy products) your body produces opiates. Needless to say a constant flow of opiates to your brain can put you in enough of a fog to mess up your short term memory, ability to concentrate, or worse. It can take 8 to 10 days on the diet to see results, so be patient if you decide to try it. (just google "gluten free autism"

Answer 3

I'd monitor myself.... this can be nothing more than stress... sounds like you're a busy person or you could have a case of ADD and just don't focus. Maybe it would be a good idea to carry a little $.89 notebook with you and make lists of what you have for your day and cross them out as you do them.

I get like that when I get rattled or excited about something. I have a whiteboard on my refrigerator with a list of things to do for the day - and I erase them as I do them. If I don't mark things down - it's easy to forget - especially when you're raising kids.... of course, they're always more important than you are......

Answer 4

You may want to look at www.hufa.org, especially the symptoms page. My poor memory was due to low blood sugar. Once I got diagnosed, and started doing research to find out the whats and whys, I started getting my memory back.

I still carry around a digital dictaphone, so I don't have to rely on a bad short term memory, but my memory is better than I think it is.

Truly, get checked out for low blood sugar.

Answer 5

Yes I have that very very in general. OH has began calling me Chris Martin given that I write stuff at the again of my hand. People question me why I write at the again of my hand and no longer simply make a record on paper. I inform them given that I'd placed the piece of paper down and fail to remember wherein I placed it or fail to remember approximately all of it in combination. I cannot lose or fail to remember approximately my hand. I fail to remember what I'm announcing midway via sentences, fail to remember what I was once doing whilst doing it... I fear repeatedly. Well, I could if I would recollect whilst I stressful.