32 years
I suffer from oblivion
Apr 23, 2014
Lapses of memory have many causes besides Alzheimer’s. Stress, boredom and depression can all cause memory problems and are common among seniors. Retirement, moving to a new place, the loss of a friend or relative and other major life changes can also take an emotional toll.
1-Remembering later. You have forgotten a name, a word, or part of experience. Fifteen minutes later — either spontaneously or after thinking it over — it comes back. That’s “normal” forgetfulness. Not being able to remember an experience, name or word — or even a person or place that should be familiar — is not “normal” forgetfulness.
2-Reminders work. Being able to reconnect to a name, word or experience after someone or something reminds you points to “normal” forgetfulness. The reminder can be anything: it can be visual, a word or phrase, a story, and so on. Reminding might not help memory recall in cases where forgetfulness is not “normal;” the information may remain missing.
4-Forgetting once or twice. After forgetting a piece of information, then remembering or being successfully reminded, it should be more easily retrievable again later in cases of “normal” forgetfulness. Forgetting again later, especially if it is complex, likely also is “normal.” But repeatedly forgetting the same thing, or never being able to recall anything about the subject is not an indication of “normal” forgetfulness.
5-Too many balls in the air. Memory problems that come about when trying to do too many things at once – or at times of high stress or great fatigue – is probably “normal” forgetfulness. Diminished ability to remember how to do normal tasks, or an inability to figure out the sequence used in normal, daily tasks, is not “normal” forgetfulness.
6-Acting otherwise typically. Feeling frustrated with forgetting, but exhibiting the usual personality and behavior while responding to such challenges, points to “normal” forgetfulness. Uncharacteristic anger, defensiveness, denial, or changes in personality, reduced problem-solving ability or deteriorating judgment may indicate that the memory problem is not “normal.”
7-Doing self-care. Being forgetful, but still able to consistently perform basic needs such as bathing, dressing, and eating is “normal” forgetfulness. Uncharacteristically poor hygiene, unchanged or soiled clothing, weight loss due to forgetting to eat – or weight gain due to eating a meal multiple times having forgotten previous one(s) just consumed – are not indications of “normal” forgetfulness.
Therefore if you feel that your forgetfulness is normal due to the above try to manage the causes like stress ,lack of sleep,certain medical conditions,diet,hydration ,...this will recover your situation ,and if you feel your situation is abnormal seek a medical help for further investigations.
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