Mark, while this may sound odd: do your memories for people ever "vary"?
I experienced something new that was a bit scary. Yesterday, I knew exactly who my friend Nick was. When he came to visit me again today this morning, I could only remember random things about him. It eventually all "clicked" later in the evening, but someone had to remind me (during his visit), who he was fully.
Does this ever happen to you? I feel really defeated that yesterday I knew completely who he was, yet this morning when I saw him, all I could remember was some isolated things (that me and him took a trip to North Carolina 2 years ago to see his family).
It makes me feel so dumb. Do you (or anyone else) -- have ANY ideas how this is even possible?
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Originally Posted by Mark in Idaho
I have these memory issues frequently. Have had them for a decade. The usual cause is a struggle to focus due to over-stimulation. Sometimes, I will wake up with a dysfunctional memory due to getting poor sleep.
I can look at a person or their name and not have a clue. When it finally clicks, I am 'duh' because I usually have known them for ages.
With PCS, we often need to develop new memory accessing skills. The old instant recall memory skills just do not work. Learning how to clear the clutter from our mind is the first step. Then, we can see the memory we are looking for.
Since many of us struggle with memory, maybe a better focus for this thread would be "How do others process finding memories. "
I know that sometimes, I need to let go of the memory find effort and switch to something else. Just at the transition point of letting go, the memory may just pop to mind. It is like I am using peripheral vision to find the memory.
The only problem with this method is sometimes, I will forget what I am trying to find in my memory if I transition too far.
Does this make sense to any of you?.
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