Short-term memory loss and poor concentration
 

Symptoms of getting old? Im only 26 ffs! :(

been noticing this a lot more over the past few months, but my short-term memory has gone to hell. I also have difficulty concentrating on some tasks. Granted, this second problem often occurs at work and I cant be arsed with the job anymore so my commitment is pretty low, but I find I am making a lot more stupid mistakes of late, both at work and at home.

A prime example occured the other day. Van came in with a failed component. Spent 10 minutes removing sub-assembly. Spent 2 hours with big hammer and drifts dismantling reluctant sub-assembly. Removed failed component, got new part from stores. Spent an hour re-assembling reluctant sub-assembly. Tidied up tools, noticed new component still lying on work bench. Checked...yep I had rebuilt it using the old part again. Had to spend 3 hours doing it all over again.

Stupid stuff like forgetting why I have gone into a certain room, making a bowl of cereal then putting the crispies box in the fridge and the milk on top of the kitchen cupboard. I had to buy 3 items from the shop yesterday... I didnt write a list as it was only 3 items. Walked to the shop repeating the three items in my head like a mantra. Bought 2 items, walked home, remebered I hadnt bought the third item.

Its happening more and more often, and has gone from an occasional, sometimes amusing annoyance to potential serious safety risks.

Anyone else losing the plot?
Any advice?

eat more fish and drink more water.

oh yeah and you STILL haven't paid me that £5k you owe me ;) :D

dammit, im really sorry....
Id post the cheque off tomorrow, but seem to have forgotten your address ;)

I remember being told ages and ages ago I didnt drink enough (no, it wasnt a prescription to sit in the pub) but my fluid intake hasnt dropped at all, infact its probably increased.

ROTFLMAO :D Very funny post ;)

I tend to do silly things like that too and have been similarly paranoid. I think its just the way of the world these days. We are so used to doing things ultra fast, to being under pressure, to lightening quick communication that sometimes our brains just lag a little behind.

Oh great......I'm 26 next month and if this is what I've got to look forward to!!!!!

Hang on, I do all that stuff anyway...

I reckon it's down to mobile phone radiation!

Most of the symptoms you've mentioned I would suggest are pesent in all of us. I did the cereal box thing this morning as it goes, had the box in my hand and turned to put it in the fridge.

As for the work thing we all have our moments of can't be RSed-ness and do odd things. Someone can say something to me on the phone and as soon as I put the phone down I forgotton what was said.

Always happens when thinking about something else and not really concentrating on your immediate surroundings.

sounds very familair - but then i've got an excuse: i'm an old c*** (30).

when i was in my teens/early 20s i could remember stuff/retain information more or less instantly. now i can't remember anything, even if i've deliberately tried to "learn" it. personally i blame excessive intake of alcohol, among other things.

Stop smoking that wacky backy and you'll be ok :-)

My TV remote often disapears, and its often found in the fridge! lol..

my memory too has gone to pot, Im only 24 and find me doign all these things, I'll switch off when people talk to me and I find Im always nodding in agreement etc etc, I aint even listening.

you know what Ive put it down too, spending too much time on the net.. its frying my brain. I used to have a really good memory, every1 commented how good I was at recalling things etc, now Im worse than most people I know.

very fustrating, think Im addicted to the net...lol

LOL! I poured gin in my cereal on Monday morning.... not sure whether it it was pure lack of concentration, or my subconcious trying to tell me something! :D

the other thing is that there's much less need to remember anything these days. at one time i knew all my mates phone numbers, addresses etc. now it's just "speed dial 6" or open the contacts in outlook.

I do stuff like this all the time but i am stupid....:D

Nah its more when i have things on my mind, or am worried or stressed about summet!!

For all the Red Dwarf fans, (both of ya ;) ), makes me think of Kryten when he crashed and sent his hand off to get help.....


'this combined with my short term memory loss' :D:D:D


<sound of Matt pulling on coat and leaving>

I too forget LOADS of stuff, I know when I'm supposed to be at work, and the Pleasure Prevention Officer sorts out my social calendar - but other than that, I struggle !!!

Matt

PMSL @ 'Pleasure Prevention Officer' :D

errrrmmm







dammit, forgotten

Ratman
MY98 Wagon

I'll lock my back door when I'm going out.

Get to the front door "hmmm, did I lock the back door"

- trundle off to the kitchen and check the back door

Get back to the front door and think "hmmm did I actually check the back door when I just walked into the kitchen (have no memory of doing this"

- trundle off yet again to check the back door.

I kid you not there have been occasions where I must have walked back and forth about 4 times cos I don't conciously remember actually checking the back door is locked. Trouble is I ALWAYS lock the back door 1st time around anyway.

I put this stuff down to daydreaming most of my life, oh and I was smoking alot of dope at the time, this doesn't occur so much now (just forget to lock it in the 1st place :D)

I do the door thing too & on the scoob,then I get hubby to check as well & yes it's always locked first time but has got like a ritual now!

I once went to Newquay surfing, excellent break.

The Sailor Arms and the Newquay Arms were the best pubs to drink in.

Cheers Yoza (30ish)

have you forgotten which thread you are posting in, yoza?

;)

Its wrong, WRONG, to laugh at your own posts.

But that made me laugh.

Im fcukin funny, me !

Yep im always locking the car, walking away and wondering have I locked the car. Go back flash the key thing to find its locked and now just unlocked and have to lock it again. If someone asks me to do something for them like pick something up at the supermarket not only will i forget half the stuff i went there for i will forget their items as well. The strange thing is my memory of when I was a kid is amazing can remember all the kids names in my class, can remember things I did at primamry school etc. However in my 20's I smoked bucket loads of weed every day and think I fried my brain :rolleyes: :( so now my memory is shot to sh!t. I also can't remember much about my 20's, not like certain things that happened like I can from when I was a kid. I have to write everything down to make sure I remember things now :rolleyes:

Was going to say the exact same thing.
Seriously though, consider it if appropriate to your lifestyle. :(

Joolz

I dont smoke weed or anything like that.

I cant remember what I was going to say.....

I'm currently contracting in a call centre. Yesterday I answered the phone in the usual professional manner, then instantly forgot I was on a call and started a conversation with the guy sat next to me. Imagine the shock I got when the caller started talking. I barely even registered that I'd answered the phone, complete auto-pilot :D

i can never for the life of me remember if i have locked the car and on occassions i have forgotten to lock it. so now what i do is pull the door handle before walking away as habit to 'acknowledge' i have locked the car...

Thought of you lot earlier. This morning, made mug of tea. Took out sugar pot, to put sugar in tea. Sugar pot empty, so left it on worktop next to mug. Looked in cupboards for new bag of sugar. Opened new bag of sugar and was THAT close to pouring it all into my mug of tea...

Nope Yoza, they are the two worst, most violent pubs to drink in :D :D