I am more forgetful than I used to be.

Ronni

Ronni

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I find myself having occasional moments where I'll just forget something that is completely familiar to me just for a second or two...like my street number or my daughter's phone number or a friend's name. Or I'll have to double check something to make sure I got it right...like I'll have to look at the traffic light a second time just to make sure it turned green.

Sometimes I'll forget what I came downstairs for in the time it took me to get there. Or forget what I went into a room for. I'll forget a word, a word I know very well, that is the exact right word for what I'm saying, and it won't come to me till later. If my supplements aren't in my pill minder, (mostly they are) I'll look at the bottle and wonder did I just take this or am I about to?

There are many other examples, but I think you get the idea. I know I'm not alone in this, because I've talked to my doctor, and to friends, and most folks experience this to some degree as we get older. It's still frustrating, and a bit scary too. My Mum suffered with dementia and I don't want to get like her. I just hate that I struggle at all with those memory type things.

I do know this. My life is VERY busy. It's not the typical life of a senior citizen. I'm not retired. I'm still working full-time. I juggle my time between work, my immediate family because we're very close and do lots of stuff together, my grandkids who I maintain a very strong connection to, my time with Ron, my hobbies and dance and many social engagements. I don't have a lot of downtime. I like it that way...I'm not complaining. But I have noticed that when things get extremely busy, I struggle more with these memory things. I know part of that is just because I'm not being in the moment with what I'm doing...so while I'm going down the stairs to get whatever it was, my mind is racing ahead to what I'm going to do next, how I'm going to run my day, the things on my grocery list etc., and then by the time I get downstairs, I've simply lost track of the reason I went there.

I've noticed that when I stay in the moment, when I'm mindful and intentional of what I'm doing, I am less likely to be as forgetful. But I can't do that all the time...I'm a multitasker by nature, and that includes running parallel thought processes all at once too. Amongst my supplements are those that boost cognitive ability, brain health and the like.

What are some things that you all do to combat this kind of forgetfulness and memory stuff?
 

I don’t forget names or addresses or phone numbers familiar to me but do sometimes forget if I took the Advil I wanted to or not so then I don’t take it...just in case I did.

The other day at Curves we were discussing the Oscars and we were talking about Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper But I couldn’t remember his name... neither could the lady I was talking to...so it’s common. :)

Another one is forgetting why I went into a room....sometimes it comes to me...sometimes it doesn’t.

I do make notes of a lot of things I need to do or remember and that helps...sometimes.
 
CeeCee said:
Another one is forgetting why I went into a room....sometimes it comes to me...sometimes it doesn’t.
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Sounds like a lot on your mind. I've always lost track of things like keys, remotes etc. Ever since cordless phones in which I walk when I talk I tend to put items down. But that's literally when it started for me, the era of the cordless phone(which I also lose track of at times).
 
I forget simple things like picking up an item at the store or a prescription.

I also have trouble recalling information when I need it and usually remember a day or two later when it is no longer important.

I don't bother trying to remember many, many things that are unimportant to me like names, telephone numbers, street names, etc...

"Always remember two things I love you and the name of the bank." - 'Leadville' Johnny Brown
 
I am still good with numbers, but forget names and faces.
I keep a weekly and monthly list of activities, appts. and
chores.
Sometimes forget what day it is, but have calendars in
kitchen and office/den. Then of course the phone, TV
and computer show day and date, so that helps.
Keep meds. in certain order as to time of day, etc.
if I forget one, I never retake but wait until next time.
These things help and keep me from becoming confused or anxious.
 
Forgetting why I walked into a room has happened to me since I was a child. Rarely, but it happened and I remember how proud I was of myself when I discovered that if I re-traced my steps, I remembered!

Lately, I was driving to a store I hadn't been to in a long while, and for a moment, I forgot how to get there!

Oh, what was the name of this thread?
 
You're overloading yourself, Ronni. It's obvious. A while back, you chided me for something, online, and it was apparent that you had a logic slip, in the context of what you posted. Reading that post weirded me out, but I chalked it up to your not understanding what I had posted. Now, things make more sense to me. You need to slow down, give up some of the activities you are trying to cram into your daily/weekly schedule. While you pride yourself on multitasking, you are, for whatever reasons, not able to maintain the hectic pace you've set for yourself. Is it better to do a few things with 100% mindfulness and tranquility, or keep piling on the workload until you can't even remember what you've just done, in an ever growing list of activities? I think your desire for a big wedding, and all of the mind boggling tasks that go with planning the same, is yet another symptom of your obsession to keep piling on the mental workload. Relax, let go of a good portion of what you're doing, smell the roses, breathe in, breathe out, find peace. Best of luck, to you.
 
I can forget why I walked into a room, normally it's because I have 5 other things on my mind but it really aggravates me.

Then other times I surprise myself.

My husband can ask me the name of a plant and I'll just rattle it off like..where the heck did that come from?
 
If you are on medication their are some that do effect your memory. It happened to a friend of mine and when the Doctor changed her med her memory improved. Maybe you can check the side effects of any meds you are on.
 
I've heard the term senior moments.

Running thru the alphabet helps me all the time.

One member calls themselves a dunce, I'd never call myself negative stuff, others could do it for you.

I use some good powerful antioxidants and believe they do a good job at almost 81.
 
I've always been forgetful. It might be due to the amount of things I think about.
 

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