Out of a rush of energy, I fell down the stairs (short one) a few days ago. I felt pain but I couldn't remember what I was doing prior to the fall. I've always dealt with memory issues and forgetting stuff basically my whole life: difficulty remembering certain memories, where I put stuff, who some people are, skipping directions in a list of commands. This doesn't sound too serious, does it? I know that having Depression it can lead to a sluggish processing of the brain, but I didn't realize the great impact it would have on me like this, falling down and getting hurt but having no idea how I landed on the floor.

[Skeezyks]

Hello Lucky_Wishbone: The Skeezyks has struggled with depression & anxiety pretty-much his whole life. Now, as he's getting older, he finds that his memory is suffering. It's hard to say if it's the lifetime of depression & anxiety that's causing it or simply getting older... maybe both. But the things you mention are frequent occurrences for him.

Personally I would say that not remembering how you ended up on the floor during a fall is not at all unusual. These sorts of things tend to happen so quickly & unexpectedly that one often can't recall how it occurred. Hope you're recuperating well...

[Angelique67]

I fell off the top stair onto the landing about 1 1/2 weeks ago. Now I'm even more phobic about the stairs here.

Right before I fell i was telling myself that everything was fine and I wouldn't fall.

I'm having a large cognitive issue, can barely remember my own name. Early onset dementia, I'm afraid of.

[Angelique67]

And just as you say, there are certainly "seasons" in life where one is more prone to falling. I just fell again on this past Saturday night, and I didn't even remember it, despite a bottle of Tylenol falling on the floor and a huge bruise on my right knee.

I think it can definitely get worse the more one withdraws from human contact. And I think even very casual contact, of randomly saying hello to anyone, can make a good difference.