Ronni
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- Nashville TN
This topic was prompted by having no clear recollection of having showered, even though the evidence was all there....shower beaded with moisture, damp towel, the bathroom smelling of my soap etc. When I thought really hard, I had a hazy recollection of getting in and out...but then second guessed whether that was actually a memory of a short time ago, or just a sort of aggregate impression of all the times I've showered. 
I do other things on automatic too. And have compensated for them in various ways. The only way to know for sure if I've taken my supplements is to dole them all out in a pill minder. When this days compartment is empty, I can be pretty sure I've taken them. My cup of warm coffee tells me that I actually did make myself a cup, even though I have no clear recollection of doing so.
Sometimes I'll arrive at my destination, having no real idea how I got there. (This typically applies to just places I go to all the time.) I put my deodorant on after I dress so as not to get smears on my tops. I've applied it more than once in the morning when I dress, because I couldn't remember doing it the first time. Sometimes I have to give myself the sniff test to see if I've already applied it.
And back to the shower.....even though I can sometimes remember taking my shower, I'll not remember drying off. It hit me that my drying-off process is exactly the same every time. The order in which I dry the various body parts, the way I do it, (rub with the towel here, pat there, loop it over my back and grab the tail with the other hand so I can do the back and forth all up and down my back and rear etc.) don't vary. Weird!
There are more examples, but I'm sure you get the idea. What about you? What do you do on automatic?
I do other things on automatic too. And have compensated for them in various ways. The only way to know for sure if I've taken my supplements is to dole them all out in a pill minder. When this days compartment is empty, I can be pretty sure I've taken them. My cup of warm coffee tells me that I actually did make myself a cup, even though I have no clear recollection of doing so.
Sometimes I'll arrive at my destination, having no real idea how I got there. (This typically applies to just places I go to all the time.) I put my deodorant on after I dress so as not to get smears on my tops. I've applied it more than once in the morning when I dress, because I couldn't remember doing it the first time. Sometimes I have to give myself the sniff test to see if I've already applied it.
And back to the shower.....even though I can sometimes remember taking my shower, I'll not remember drying off. It hit me that my drying-off process is exactly the same every time. The order in which I dry the various body parts, the way I do it, (rub with the towel here, pat there, loop it over my back and grab the tail with the other hand so I can do the back and forth all up and down my back and rear etc.) don't vary. Weird!
There are more examples, but I'm sure you get the idea. What about you? What do you do on automatic?