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#416479 - 11/17/12 02:31 AM Forgetting things/Being preoccupied???
onlyakid Member MaleSurvivor Registered: 03/31/04 Posts: 1502 Loc: New Jersey	It seems like I forget things alot. I guess I'm pre-occupied with other thoughts going thru my brain. Is this due to anxiety/depression/lack of self-confidence? What? Is it some form of dissociation?? Is it part of the effects of my abuse? Or is it just me?. Does anyone else do this? _________________________ "Being with people that understand you...Priceless" "and i don't want the world to see me, cause i don't think that they'd understand" "You don't know what love is...you just do as your told" "My life has changed. What you take as a simple thing, is not so simple for me anymore"
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#416481 - 11/17/12 02:47 AM Re: Forgetting things/Being preoccupied??? [Re: onlyakid]
traveler Registered: 02/07/06 Posts: 2442 Loc: overseas	oh, yeah - that happens to me a lot, too wait a minute - what are we talking about? lee _________________________ They have greatly oppressed me from my youth, but they have not gained the victory over me. Plowmen have plowed my back and made their furrows long. But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. Psalm 129:2-4
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#416496 - 11/17/12 09:43 AM Re: Forgetting things/Being preoccupied??? [Re: onlyakid]
Candu Registered: 06/30/12 Posts: 283 Loc: Canada	Originally Posted By: onlyakid It seems like I forget things alot. I guess I'm pre-occupied with other thoughts going thru my brain. ... Does anyone else do this? Mainly people who are pre-occupied with other thoughts. For whatever reason. Totally normal. Take notes. Even if you don't read them again the act of writing them down will often lock them in your memory. And it would be a good habit to get in because as you get older you will normally forget more and having the habit of writing it down will make things easier later in life. And as far as the thoughts that you are focused on it also is a good idea to write them down. It helps to clarify issues. On some stuff when it is written down then your brain can release them for the time being and allow you to handle the other stuff that is being pushed aside. Or it allows your brain to take a break and relax.
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#416501 - 11/17/12 04:14 PM . [Re: onlyakid]
Life's A Dream Registered: 08/24/11 Posts: 886 Loc: Bouvet Island	. Edited by Life's A Dream (01/12/13 08:29 PM)
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#416503 - 11/17/12 05:29 PM Re: Forgetting things/Being preoccupied??? [Re: Candu]
pufferfish Moderator MaleSurvivor Registered: 02/26/08 Posts: 6161 Loc: USA	Originally Posted By: Candu Originally Posted By: onlyakid It seems like I forget things alot. I guess I'm pre-occupied with other thoughts going thru my brain. ... Does anyone else do this? Mainly people who are pre-occupied with other thoughts. For whatever reason. Totally normal. Take notes. Even if you don't read them again the act of writing them down will often lock them in your memory. And it would be a good habit to get in because as you get older you will normally forget more and having the habit of writing it down will make things easier later in life. And as far as the thoughts that you are focused on it also is a good idea to write them down. It helps to clarify issues. On some stuff when it is written down then your brain can release them for the time being and allow you to handle the other stuff that is being pushed aside. Or it allows your brain to take a break and relax. I have big problems with this kind of thing. For me there are several things going on: 1) Dissociative disorder. My mind will get side-tracked. I have to really focus on things to pick up on them properly. 2) Thyroid deficiency. This has been recently diagnosed. The meds are starting to take effect and my mind is working better. The thyroid is amazingly powerful and powers every cell in the body including brain cells. I don't know what caused it or what combination of things caused it. Maybe longstanding depression and dealing with big issues? Chemicals in food and/or water? 3) Being an old coot? Puffer
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#416527 - 11/18/12 01:25 AM Re: Forgetting things/Being preoccupied??? [Re: onlyakid]
onlyakid Member MaleSurvivor Registered: 03/31/04 Posts: 1502 Loc: New Jersey	Thanks Puffer, I have had some other issues to lead me to believe I have a thyroid issue. I had even looked around for a good endocrinologist and found one just never got the motivation to make an appointment. Being I know that my memory issues could be related to, I'll make the appointment on Monday. That is of course if I remember to do it lol. _________________________ "Being with people that understand you...Priceless" "and i don't want the world to see me, cause i don't think that they'd understand" "You don't know what love is...you just do as your told" "My life has changed. What you take as a simple thing, is not so simple for me anymore"
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