I'm somewhere in my 30's. Let's leave it at that.
Nice day - co workers took me out to lunch at one of my favorite restaurants. Weekend was good. Visited a garden and museum I used to frequent as a kid. Got rained on, which I loved as I haven't seen rain in a long time here in Southern California.
Today though I realized another example of my fleeting memory and retention capabilities. I missed the boat on something that was important and my responsibility. Thank goodness people here are team players but it makes me look like a fool and incompetent when I lose my focus like that. Whereas before I was diagnosed, I thought that was just a personality flaw! Now I'm being told it is a side effect of depression. I was hoping the pills would clear that one out but it hasn't really. I guess I have to learn some new habits - like slowing down when I consider something. I move through things too fast (anxiously, perhaps) to get it over with. When I move too fast, I miss things. Plain and simple.
I wonder if anyone else feels that way. Is it common for memory to be shot with people with depression or am I just particularly susceptible?
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Belated Happy Birthday!
And yes, I have a terrible memory too. Although I'm not sure whether it's the depression or the meds, or a combination of both.
Happy Birthday!!
I don't have a terrible memory but the bad stays longer than the good:)
Yeah I am finding that depression is doing that to me, I guess I am forgetting things that dont mean much to me, i like to explain it in terms of needless info my brain just trashes out as garbage to make room.. I can watch a movie and forget during the break what the hell i was watching and what it was all about especially if i switch the channel for a couple minutes.
I also think the meds have a lot to do with it, I am sure of it.
As for your B-day.... How late am I!! maybe next year :)
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