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Originally Posted by amandalouise
I cant tell you whether these problems you posted are things you need to see a doctor for or not. What I can tell you is that ..........in me....... I did not worry about memory problems sch as you posted. in me these were called normal. the reason my treatment providers called these things normal in me was that even normal people with no mental problems forget things add that to my locations definition of what dissociative memory problems are... they go beyond what is normal, cant be explained by any other mental or physical or medicinal reasons and they are directly related to my dissociation....
let me give you an example....
if I forgot I opened a new beverage my treatment provider would ask me what was the trigger, how did I feel mentally and physically before and after the memory problem, how does this opening the beverage relate to one of my triggers..... in other words memory problems with dissociative disorders are a very special kind and my treatment providers were assessing whether the forgotten event was dissociative or normal.
Another thing that complicated things for me was that I was on medication which had side effects that cause memory problems.
another complication in trying to figure out my memory problems was the fact that I had physical health problems that cause memory problems.
my suggestion is if this continues to bother you talk with your treatment providers. they will be able to tell you whether any of your meds and health issues are part of your memory problems. they can also assess whether these situations you posted are related to your dissociative problems or normal.
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ive never been to a therapist or anything and i don't take meds. i honestly don't know where to start. i do have problems with dissociation, but i wasn't sure if that's what could be affecting my memory since i haven't had the issues until this past year and a half.