My memory is getting really bad

[MarciKS]

@debodun I understand how you feel. I have the same trouble. Especially with names. Sometimes when they ask me in the ER what my birthdate is I will find myself stumbling over the answer with the word uh...and I have to stop and think about it.

I don't know if this has anything to do with it but, I rarely call people by their name when speaking to them. I just see them and talk to them. Maybe that has something to do with it. I have a lot of other things on my mind that are more important at work than recalling someone's name.

Plus people don't talk to me much so I think it affects my social skills to keep me from remembering their names.

 

[Jules]

I depend on Spellcheck to fix anything I’m typing. I rarely write with a pen and pencil. When I do, I have to think about the spelling.

I never could remember names and it’s only getting worse.

 

[MarciKS]

When I start wandering the halls at work asking "who am I? where am I? I hope to God someone helps me out. LOL

 

[Coco]

I have developed macular degeneration and not being able to recognize or see faces well is a symptom, my hearing is bad therefore I wear 2 hearing aids and my sense of smell has deteriorated. So, I think I'm headed for the memory loss Fox Farm.

 

[Warrigal]

Why is it names we have trouble with?

I have always had trouble with names but now I also have difficulty recalling even common nouns. If I stop trying the word will pop into my head about 20 minutes later. I once had a pretty formidable vocabulary but the aging brain inevitably slows down.

If I could flush out the trivia and other useless stored words, I might have faster access to the ones I want.

If it turns out that I have already replied to your question, you will have a demonstration of how faulty my memory has become.

 

[astralcat]

This forum constantly teaches me new things. I was not aware of Prosopagnosia so I did a little research on it and was surprised to learn that Dr. Jane Goodall also had that condition.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I only remember the names of the people that have been nice to me and the names of the people that have been mean to me.

 

[Been There]

I am better at remembering faces than I am with names. I have asked people their name when I drew a blank.