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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 252547" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>My brain has been mush since the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and menopause did it no favors. And you're right, when you suddenly forget something you've known how to do so well you do it without thought, it's scary as h*ll.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, I do that more and more. And if easy child teases me one more time that I have Alzheimers I'm gonna skin her alive. *Well Mom, they say some Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)'s can cause it* grrrrrrrr</p><p> </p><p>Old memory is ok. Thank God as it carries me thru most brain-farts. (that's what I call them) And I can fake it based on old knowledge. New memory still is wishy washy, and it depends on <strong>how</strong> it's learned as to whether or not it'll be there when I need it. </p><p> </p><p>I find that if I'm given too many instructions at once, expected to pick it up fast, and quickly moved onto the next task...........It doesn't stick. Leave me alone and let me do it several times to make it stick. THEN move on to the next task. That way I do fine and it usually stays with me. But sometimes out of the blue for no apparent reason, even learning it this way it can be lost during a brain-fart. But it will come back later once the moment has passed at least.</p><p> </p><p>This has been one of my biggest issues in school. If the classwork is moving at too fast a pace.......I don't keep what I've learned for very long. Doesn't make final exams fun either cuz I've got to go back and re-teach myself all the old material. THEN after I've done that it sticks. lol sheesh</p><p> </p><p>When you go over these tasks you're having trouble with......make sure boss isn't moving to a new one until you really have down what you're supposed to do with the first one. Make "cheat sheets" and write the steps down. If you have to, memorize the cheat sheets and when you have a brain-fart make yourself go thru mentally all the steps til you get to what you need. (saved my arse many times)</p><p> </p><p>You are soooooo not alone. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Hugs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 252547, member: 84"] My brain has been mush since the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and menopause did it no favors. And you're right, when you suddenly forget something you've known how to do so well you do it without thought, it's scary as h*ll. Unfortunately, I do that more and more. And if easy child teases me one more time that I have Alzheimers I'm gonna skin her alive. *Well Mom, they say some Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)'s can cause it* grrrrrrrr Old memory is ok. Thank God as it carries me thru most brain-farts. (that's what I call them) And I can fake it based on old knowledge. New memory still is wishy washy, and it depends on [B]how[/B] it's learned as to whether or not it'll be there when I need it. I find that if I'm given too many instructions at once, expected to pick it up fast, and quickly moved onto the next task...........It doesn't stick. Leave me alone and let me do it several times to make it stick. THEN move on to the next task. That way I do fine and it usually stays with me. But sometimes out of the blue for no apparent reason, even learning it this way it can be lost during a brain-fart. But it will come back later once the moment has passed at least. This has been one of my biggest issues in school. If the classwork is moving at too fast a pace.......I don't keep what I've learned for very long. Doesn't make final exams fun either cuz I've got to go back and re-teach myself all the old material. THEN after I've done that it sticks. lol sheesh When you go over these tasks you're having trouble with......make sure boss isn't moving to a new one until you really have down what you're supposed to do with the first one. Make "cheat sheets" and write the steps down. If you have to, memorize the cheat sheets and when you have a brain-fart make yourself go thru mentally all the steps til you get to what you need. (saved my arse many times) You are soooooo not alone. :) Hugs [/QUOTE]
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