[mgran]

It's happened a few times, but not often enough for me to seek help. But a few days ago I found a phone number listed on my mobile, for a "Julia", who I've never heard of, never met, never spoken to. I can't imagine why I'd have added the number to my phone... I'm very particular who I add to my phone.

I also got majorly lost, without knowing how I managed it... that happens more often, but still not enough for me to worry about, I usually get back home without too much stress.

Anyway...

I'm a little bit worried. I have a very good memory, generally speaking. I can't imagine meeting a Julia, connecting with her to the extent that I add her phone number to my mobile, and then just forgetting her...

It mightn't be DID (though on one occasion a pdoc told me I'd disociated, whatever that means). Can anyone think of how I might have met a Julia and forgotten her? (Drunkeness or drug use isn't it.)

[amandalouise]

Originally Posted by mgran

It's happened a few times, but not often enough for me to seek help. But a few days ago I found a phone number listed on my mobile, for a "Julia", who I've never heard of, never met, never spoken to. I can't imagine why I'd have added the number to my phone... I'm very particular who I add to my phone.

I also got majorly lost, without knowing how I managed it... that happens more often, but still not enough for me to worry about, I usually get back home without too much stress.

Anyway...

I'm a little bit worried. I have a very good memory, generally speaking. I can't imagine meeting a Julia, connecting with her to the extent that I add her phone number to my mobile, and then just forgetting her...

It mightn't be DID (though on one occasion a pdoc told me I'd disociated, whatever that means). Can anyone think of how I might have met a Julia and forgotten her? (Drunkeness or drug use isn't it.)

the brain is a very strange thing. just about anything can cause a person to have memory lapses and do things they dont remember doing. like lack of sleep will do it, lack of nutrician and fluids can do it, physical health problems can do it. so can just being very busy, boredom, stress....

one of my sisters have this problem you wrote about. her's is because she is going through menopause.

Ive been known to save names and numbers and not know why I have them or when I got them just because I have been so busy I wasnt paying attention to that kind of details. I have also done this kind of thing when I was stressing out or over tired, havent ate correctly, gosh there have been so many normal forgetfulness around names and phone numbers I probably cant list them all.

Did you talk about this with your treatment providers? if so what did they say it was.. if not you might want to consider it so that they can rule out things like anemia, sleep deprivation, depression and other things that can cause it. if it turns out to be a dissociation problem your treatment providers can teach you about grounding and how to control it, so that this doesn't keep happening to you.

[mgran]

I've decided not to worry about this... it takes me forever to get hold of my treatment providers... I was waiting from April to November, and the day before my appointment I got a letter saying it had been cancelled, and I'd get a letter in due time. Still waiting. I'm going to try again tomorrow to give it another push.

You know, I've just realised, I'm forty, it could be hormonal. I'm not a young clever thing anymore, it's quite possible that this is just normal, and I shouldn't get so stressed about normal lapses. Once upon a time I was a very intelligent sharp young woman, now I'm a fat middle aged woman, still clever, but not a genius by any means. Maybe this is just normal for me now.

[roads]

Originally Posted by mgran

You know, I've just realised, I'm forty, it could be hormonal. I'm not a young clever thing anymore, it's quite possible that this is just normal, and I shouldn't get so stressed about normal lapses. Once upon a time I was a very intelligent sharp young woman, now I'm a fat middle aged woman, still clever, but not a genius by any means. Maybe this is just normal for me now.

Just like that? You figured that out & just accepted it, all in one contiguous paragraph?

If you could bottle that ability & market it properly, you'd be

The richest woman in the whole wide world!

[unaluna]

Do you save your call logs? you could see when you received or made any calls to Julia, that might refresh your memory. did you try calling the number? (yes I do have a boring life!)