Me too often and Mark is right.

Don't stress about it I found my self freaking out as I couldn't remember how to use a pen . Just stop put the object down, close your eyes and stop, take a deep breath open your eyes and realize we all are there with you.

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March 25 2012
49 year old female slipped on soap in store crashed head first into shelf after I hit shelf I apparently collapsed backwards hit back of head on concrete floor.(dent in front of head 1 inch gash in back of head both on Left side)
Unconscious less than 30 sec

2 CAT scans clear no damage
Nausea, dizziness, headaches,memory loss , aphasia, cognitive issues , balance issues , anxiety, personality changes, some depression.
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I do this , especially when I go out and walk the dogs, and the brightness of the sun, and the colors start their glaring sparkles and the glowing shining of the contrasting colors start making feel my vision 'wobbling' into my own brand of vertigo.

One step, close eyes, open , next step. etc.

I do this often. In my line of work I used to work with many lines of logic and nested logic programming. I find I can no longer keep these operations and their expected results in focus. It is just too much. The neuro-psych explained it this way. Because of my processing speed deficits even though I may read, hear or visually take it in, bits of info just can not make it into short term memory. When that happens I just stop or sit there like my brain is grinding away with out that crucial bit of info. His recommendation is to slow down and only do one thing at a time. Looks like multitasking is not an option for me.

[QUOTE=rmschaver;956662]I do this often. In my line of work I used to work with many lines of logic and nested logic programming. I find I can no longer keep these operations and their expected results in focus. It is just too much. The neuro-psych explained it this way. Because of my processing speed deficits even though I may read, hear or visually take it in, bits of info just can not make it into short term memory. When that happens I just stop or sit there like my brain is grinding away with out that crucial bit of info. His recommendation is to slow down and only do one thing at a time. Looks like multitasking is not an option for me.[/QUOTE

I find exactly the same, even the my role in IT used to involve a lot of complex technical, business and legal understanding, post accident I find even following a simple recipe difficult. I can read the words, but it will take me many rereads to get the gist of what I am suposed to do.

And for multitasking forget it - can't cope with more than one thing at a time or be interupted

Thank you for all your replies.
It is worrying isn't it when others around you seem normal and you are developing symptoms that are not normal.
It is good to know I am not alone and very interesting to understand how our brains function with regard to seeing, hearing and retaining.
My best to you all.

Welcome, maybe we are not what some consider normal. I for one know we have a lot to offer and just because we are injured does not make us less valuable!