Memory blanks?

I've been under a lot of stress recently. I've been working insane hours, moved away from home and for a week or two lost my appetite. It feels like any spare minute I have I spend worrying or sorting out what I have to do next. The worst thing I've been noticing about myself is memory blanks, or something like it. For example, today I was just thinking that I had tomorrow off work, and was thinking that tomorrow I could get a shower, chill out in the afternoon and meet my friend to go to the pictures at night. I was looking forward to a day off, then all of a sudden, I started thinking about what I had to do tonight. I thought, right I'll get changed, have a wash then see what time I have to get up and start work tomorrow.
I was just thinking about what time to set my alarm when I thought, hold on, I've got a bloody day off! I was just deciding what film to see at the pictures! I felt a bit freaked out as I've been doing that a lot recently, thinking about one thing then completely contradicting it with some other thought, as if I never knew anything. What is this?

Reply 1

freshestkid

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Anonymous

I've been under a lot of stress recently. I've been working insane hours, moved away from home and for a week or two lost my appetite. It feels like any spare minute I have I spend worrying or sorting out what I have to do next. What is this?

You just said exactly what it is mate. Take a holiday and try to relax

Reply 2

Gem

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Stress can effect your memory, but it's nothing to worry about, it's just we can't deal that well with so much going on all at once. It's not 'amnesia' or anything scary, it's simply being a bit absent minded, that's all. I mean, ask anyone if they're ever ran upstairs and forgotten what they came upstairs for by the time they've reached the top, or how many times they've walked into a room and forgotten what it was they came in for. Well all do it! It's really quite normal! :smile:

Your memory will get better once you relieve the stress. So, I'd suggest you do something to calm yourself down a bit. Can you cut down your shifts at work? Or can you have a few days holiday like freshestkid suggested? It really will make the world of difference, and once you see it's only a short term thing that you can make better, you'll find you get even less memory blanks as you're not worrying about it so much, it's a bit like a viscious circle, you're stressed, you forget stuff, you stress some more, you forget more stuff...you need to break the cycle and have a day or two out :smile:

Reply 3

MickeyG

I know the feeling, especially with the a level results being published soon. Infact i think...wait...what i was saying?

Reply 4

Soniqhost

Try to take relax a bit and take things on one at a time. It sounds like your mind is racing 100 miles an hour.

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