submitted 2 months ago by clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I forget medical info all the time. When was my last dentist visit? I dunno. Which kid had their tonsils out? What's my blood type?

Wife asks "remember when I had strep last year?" No...

Has anyone in my house had COVID? I think so, but which one(s)?

I forget vacations we took, what states I've been to.

Terrible at remembering people that I've met even a bunch of times.

Horrible at work. I'm on top of what's happening now, mostly, because I have notes, but what happened a year ago? Gosh.

It's really frustrating living like this, but I don't know how much might be my ADHD and how much is just me having a bad brain.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I'm not sure how well known or studied it is. Trauma can also cause gaps in memory.

[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Well, thank you very much for pointing this out.

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