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Is it common to have trouble remembering important details?
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this post was submitted on 22 May 2025
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Medical personnel: Hello, you waited so long for this important appointment, let's get started right away, yeah? So tell me about your symptoms.
My brain: (white noise)
Fucking worst.
Oh also, especially fun in context of ADHD and various psychiatric comorbidities:
Medical personnel: Do you ever experience [situation]?
Me: oh yes, all the time.
Medical personnel: Can you give an example?
My brain: (whiter noise)
Interview for a new job for which I am perfectly qualified: "Tell me about a time that you <something which I do at least weekly in my current position>"
My brain: (white noise)
Oh yeah. I'll be complaining about this or that to my wife as things occur, and when I finally have that Dr appointment, he asks, anything else going on that's bothering or concerning you?
Nope! Can't think of anything!
Then later, I get home and she asks what the doctor said about all the things I've mentioned to her. 🤦🏻♂️
Especially in a country where healthcare is expensive, that's really frustrating. That always happens to me, even when I'm taking a kid to the pediatrician. If I didn't have notes I'd be completely lost.
Oh my gods, you see me!