Forgetfulness? Wow! And mine has continually gotten worse as I'm getting older. And since starting medication, my mind feels dead. It absolutely doesn't want to think and reason but for short periods of time. It only wants to stay occupied with reading on the internet or video games to keep it from focusing on all the bs that this bipolar has apparently caused. If I blame it on myself I will be ocd'ed on self harm again, so blaming it on bipolar seems to work at the present.