Short-term memory problems

[arthurfakaya]

If an idea comes to me I need to immediately write it down or make an electronic note, otherwise I've lost it as soon as the next idea comes along (or something/someone disturbs/interrupts me). As soon as someone introduces him/herself I've forgotten their name before I introduce myself. So, does anyone have really poor short-term memory issues?:wtf:

 

[Gomendosi]

Most assuredly, my sentences are often punctuated with many ummm's and ahhh's to give myself time to recollect the name of something or somebody, but I generally use pet names or nick names for most people, and have been known to describe things quite verbosely without actually giving any detail at all, but usually people can pick up on whatever I am going on about.

I am a marvel at putting something down and getting distracted and then having to turn the house upside down looking for that same object. I mean the amount of pairs of glasses I have broken after throwing myself down on top of them, in simple exasperation at not having been able to find them, because I didn’t have them to help me see where they were after I put them down right beside me LOL

I have an incredibly bad memory for dates, oh and getting distracted easily as well, that also applies to talking; I can start a sentence on one subject and finish off with a completely different one.




This whole time I just figured it was because I am an idiot or maybe it is inherited, perhaps even early onset dementia!

 

[FishyEnthusiest]

I can have an amazing memory for things I find of interest but when it comes to anything else my memory is horrible. I can't even remember to take my medication 80% of the time, which is intern causing me a lot of problems. I do write or type anything I need to remember because my memory is so bad.At work I often have to call and ask what I was suppose to be getting again at another store because I got to the other store and forgot.

 

[King_Oni]

My memory is kinda bad... it's pretty much limited to what I care about... I'm quite sure that most stuff doesn't even process with me and just gets right out again. Selective hearing I guess, lol.

But all joking aside, yes, I don't remember a lot of stuff if it's not intersting to me. I do have a thing for numbers and dates in general. I rarely miss those.

I should add, even if things are of interest to me they might slip my mind. It's a reason why I can't replicate exact copies of things I do. The process of creating it has to be written down AND make sense to me, otherwise I just can't connect to it in any way. Most stuff I do is gone in the blur of excitement in which I do it.

Because of that my life is kinda static I guess. I pretty much live in my 13 by 9 foot bedroom. Computer in a corner, instruments next to it, notepads around. If I need to chill I'll sit in my comfy leather chair with my ipad and brainstorm a bit. So pretty much everything is within reach if I have ideas, just not to lose them. But with that I should add, I'm still not that productive... but I could be worse.

The main problem with me probably is that if I have an idea and I care for it enough to let it stick, I cannot do anything else until I have that idea sorted out. So, say I'd have a job and work from 8 to 5. Better hope I have my idea at 4:30 and not at 8:30 because I cannot function if I have a train of thought I care about. It has occured that I just went home to work on whatever I wanted. Clearly I made up an excuse. Lately I'm having more and more of these random moments, thus I'm having more ways to work the ideas at once if I need to.

Short term memory problems shall not get in the way of me getting things done I care about.

 

[arthurfakaya]

I don't remember a lot of stuff if it's not intersting to me...The main problem with me probably is that if I have an idea and I care for it enough to let it stick, I cannot do anything else until I have that idea sorted out...I cannot function if I have a train of thought I care about... Short term memory problems shall not get in the way of me getting things done I care about.

Yes, I can relate to this. My ability to remember also largely depends on whether its interesting or within my field(s) of special interest.

And I also have that perseverant thing, when nothing is permitted to disturb the evolution of an idea/process. Which might explain why some of the important breakthroughs in science have been by Aspies. Others tend to get distracted or don't have the necessary drive or lateral thinking to solve a problem. Einstein certainly showed out-of-the-box thinking with relativity.

 

[arthurfakaya]

I am a marvel at putting something down and getting distracted and then having to turn the house upside down looking for that same object. I mean the amount of pairs of glasses I have broken after throwing myself down on top of them, in simple exasperation at not having been able to find them, because I didn’t have them to help me see where they were after I put them down right beside me LOL.

You should write slapstick comedy!

I have an incredibly bad memory for dates, ..This whole time I just figured it was because I am an idiot or maybe it is inherited, perhaps even early onset dementia!

Yeah, I have the date thing too. I've never learned my siblings or parents birthdays (but thankfully have learned my wife's (now ex) and kids' birthdays)

oh and getting distracted easily as well, that also applies to talking; I can start a sentence on one subject and finish off with a completely different one.

Yeah, I can just lose track of the conversation halfway through saying something. Verrrrrrry embarrassing!

 

[arthurfakaya]

I can have an amazing memory for things I find of interest but when it comes to anything else my memory is horrible. I can't even remember to take my medication 80% of the time, which is intern causing me a lot of problems. I do write or type anything I need to remember because my memory is so bad.At work I often have to call and ask what I was suppose to be getting again at another store because I got to the other store and forgot.

Which is why it's so important to develop systems for overcoming these problems. But it's necessary to get in the habit of using the systems, even if it's just recording what needs to be done.