Forgetfulness.

Yes, definitely have this. I read an article that said instead of going back down or upstairs go and stand in a doorway to another room. Apparently it triggers something in the brain.

If I go upstairs and then forget why I just stand in the doorway of each room and look round for a few seconds . It always seems to trigger my memory. My problem at the moment is that I’m having my room decorated and new furniture so I’ve packed everything into boxes . I’ve left about 4 outfits and a couple of pairs of shoes out but if I need something else I’ve no idea where it is !

I call forgetfulness multi tasking with too many things I am thinking about.

You have all made me feel much better. I had my second aorta replacement 12 months ago and since then my memory has been worse than previously. I have read that coming of by pass this can happen. It has improved somewhat and it helps to laugh about it. On one occasion I described Aldi. As that supermarket that’s not Lidl!!

I was scrolling through the threads and was going to come onto this one when my eye was caught by another. After I’d read that one, I couldn’t remember what the name of the other thread was I wanted to read. Oh, yeah, Forgetfulness, that’ll be it…

🙂 thats why I sometimes just write something like "bookmarking" on a thread so that it will appear in the "I'm on" list and come up for me.

Ooh, that sounds useful - how do I do that, please?

See the line at the top of the page that shows the address of this page : "gransnet.com/ ... " etc ? Click the star at the right hand end of that line.

All the time from childhood. Measles affected that part of my brain. I had a difficult time in recent years as I grew so frustrated but now accept it. I do repeat over and over to myself if I am going upstairs for something so I don't forget.

Thank you, Ashleysgran.

Yes usually the fridge, can’t remember what I wanted.
I yesterday I said to hubby had he put his japamas in the wash, he said japamas 😂

I was once advised that if you immediately use a person’s name when you have just been introduced, then it helps it to stick.
I sometimes remember to do that.

I write copious lists of what I need to do. Sometimes I get so fed up of seeing certain items time after time, that I leave them off the next list. No wonder they never get done.

Thank you so much for posting this and all the comments - I thought it was just me!