Remember When....?

[digmom1014]

Has anyone else experienced whole periods of time that you can't remember? I have people all the time saying to me, remember when we did this or that....but I don't really remember the incident.

I probably have been gluten allergic my whole life but had the added "brain fog" from the chemotheraphy I had several years ago.

Is anyone elses "brain fog" as bad as mine is? I don't have a problem thinking of the correct vocabulary, remembering my keys, or most short term identifiers. However, whole vacations, funny/tragic incidents, and day to day events are gone from my memory.

It is very fustrating and I find myself pretending I remember in quite a few incidences.

[curlyfries]

Oh, yes........have lost much of my childhood.

I always thought there must've been some reason my mind has blocked it out,,.....even thought about hypnosis. But now I realize that the older I get, some adult memories are being lost, also. It feels like I haven't been present in my own life.

I also pretend sometimes when people ask..........very frustrating.

[flourgirl]

I'm the same way. There are huge chunks of my childhood that are just plain old gone. I also wondered if there was something about it that made me block it all out. It also applies to a great deal of my adult life, just gone. I spent a lot of my life "drifting" if you know what I mean....struggling just to go from day to day without any real goal or plan...going with the flow. How much different would our lives have been if we had use of our full mental capacities? We'll never know. I was always very introspective, my mother used to tell me I had no common sense. When talking to other people I realize that other people remember so much more than I do, somehow I filed all that stuff in the wrong drawers and can't find any of it

[ravenwoodglass]

It is frustrating and at times a bit sad. I did eventually get to the point where I couldn't name day to day things and at times forgot what to do with my car keys, that was really scarey. Thank goodness a lot has resolved but it seems what was locked in there from younger years is forever lost. It is nice to know I'm not alone in this issue. Thanks for bringing it up.

[ang1e0251]

I will have to say I'm optomistic about my memory. It's getting better and better. When asked something, like someone's name, and I get the doink look on my face, in the past I could either never recall the name or maybe in a few days recall it. Now after a few seconds or maybe a minute I can usually recall it. A major accomplishment for me!!

Sometimes I have to remember it "sideways". I have to think of something related to it or an incident where I knew it before. This morning I was commenting on a customer to my DH, to remember his name, I had to visualize him then his wife. Her unusual first name came to mind, then in another second the last name which allowed me to remember his name. That sounds frustrating but when on gluten last year, I wouldn't have remembered it at all. I'm happy with this progress.

I used to feel like I was fighting a battle with my brain and now it feels like we've signed a truce!

[harp1]

I will have to say I'm optomistic about my memory. It's getting better and better. When asked something, like someone's name, and I get the doink look on my face, in the past I could either never recall the name or maybe in a few days recall it. Now after a few seconds or maybe a minute I can usually recall it. A major accomplishment for me!!

Sometimes I have to remember it "sideways". I have to think of something related to it or an incident where I knew it before. This morning I was commenting on a customer to my DH, to remember his name, I had to visualize him then his wife. Her unusual first name came to mind, then in another second the last name which allowed me to remember his name. That sounds frustrating but when on gluten last year, I wouldn't have remembered it at all. I'm happy with this progress.

I used to feel like I was fighting a battle with my brain and now it feels like we've signed a truce!

It's funny, the B12/Magnesium shots are helping my memory and my over all mood. I feel much more stable mentally. It's a wonderful thing. More confident about my memory. ( for example with my private music students)

[digmom1014]

Maybe I should try the B-12/ Mag shots too. I take the oral B-12.

Does a dr. administer your shots?