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cycoshitzo
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Memory
#7695315 - 11/29/07 03:33 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I have been having many memory problems for years, I find it difficult to remember many things. An example would be that I have no recollection of what happened yesterday. I know certain things happened, but I fail to pull the memories up (feels like my past never happened). I have extreme difficulties remembering my life in general and my short term is shot too (another example being I don't remember what I was doing even this morning). It feels like the knowledge of events happening I have are fabricated (such as I know I hung out with someone, yet I have no recollection of what happened during that time span). I can remember information such as song lyrics, chemestry, etc. most of the time, but I can not remember events actually happening.
Ive gone to the doctor and he didn't seem too concerned about it, however it makes day to day life increasingly more difficult. Is there any possible way to improve my memory? (Probably should mention that I got hit in the head with a golf club when I was younger, still have the scar and pictures)
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some1whoisntme
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I whacked my head really hard in a car wreck. Kept forgetting where I was for a couple weeks after, and my memory is still not quite up to par. Ginko Biloba taken daily helps, though.
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cycoshitzo
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I'll try to get my hands on some and see if that helps, thanks:)
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fazdazzle
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I think it really depends on the individual and how your memory works and what you place importance in. If you aren't focusing on the past, telling people what happened last weekend or whatever often, your brain may not be used to recalling that. As for the former, I do believe that some people just can't remember daily details like that. Myself and a few of my friends are intelligent, can understand and remember many things, like what you said (chemistry, song lyrics, ideas, etc. (I'm a biochemistry major actually)) but I've never been able to whip out what I ate for breakfast last monday, or what happened during work, or sometimes even who I worked with.
Which leads me to my other point - varying your life will put a contrast between events, which may help to improve your memory. I have a fairly monotonous schedule right now so it all seems to blend together, but when I am very active and doing a variety of things I seem to be able to discern individual events much better.
Also exercise and a healthy diet couldn't hurt, as usual.
Good luck and don't let it get you down.
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WhiskeyClone
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Two questions:
1) Do you smoke pot?
2) Are you often preoccupied with your thoughts throughout your day? When you are talking to a friend, for example, does your mind tend to wander to other things? If your attention is partially or fully on your thoughts during these events, you are missing what's happening in that moment, which would make it difficult to remember anything.
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cycoshitzo
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I do smoke, but the memory failure has been going on since i was in about 6th grade or so and I've only been smoking for two years, if that. I managed to cut down to even a couple times a month now. As for the preoccupation I tend to think about everything constantly (the universe etc.), but my conversations and thoughts usually stick with what I'm talking to another about at the time.
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