Dunce
October 23rd, 2013, 02:11 PM
Hey, lately I've been noticing my mental ability going downhill. I know some people just don't have good memories, but I used to have a great memory but in the past year or so it has been noticably rapidly slipping. I feel like my mental age is 60, but no one really seems to take my problem seriously because they think it's nothing to worry about seeing as I'm young.
My mind seems to be foggy and slow, it's empty most of the time so I forget important things. I seem to always have mental blocks. I always forget what I was going to say to people, I know thats common enough but it happens to me several times a day. I never remember peoples names, the names of songs, what gossip my friends told me 5 minutes ago. The thing is, my mind seems to foggy that it doesn't even seem like the information is going in, even if I try and take it in and concentrate. Learning new things is really hard. I don't even know how to properly give examples of my memory problems, but people have commented on it before. Like in labs in college, I prepare really well so I don't feel lost, but as soon as I get in there I go blank and can't remember what to do or how to do it. I would read in my notes which chemical to use, go get the chemical, stare at the clearly marked labels for ages because I just can't process which one it is, because I have a mental block. I also find it really difficult to make really easy decisions. I used to be so efficient with all of this stuff, it's making me feel bad about myself. I always have a bit of a blank mind and I feel like I can't make friends because I'm just a body with nothing inside.
I was Googling some stuff and it sounds a bit like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I have an intolerance to alcohol most of the time, I find it extremely hard to get fit even though I go to the gym around 3 times a week, whereas I have friends who do no more than the required activity (eg. walking places) and are way fitter than me. I get headaches a lot, my mood is very low, I'm experiencing a high level of anxiety and have been for months. It sounds like I'm just relating myself to the list of symptoms on here, but they have always been the stand-out worries for me and I knew these things were linked and reading about CFS just confirmed it for me, I was shocked when I saw all my main worries listed.
Something else is that I experience sensory overload very very easily. I'd be sitting in a lecture and if more than one person is talking, which is always, I feel completely overwhelmed and feel like just putting my head on the table. This is why night life and social situations can be quite draining for me and are not relaxing or considered a "break".
The only thing is, I have a good, varied diet and I don't necessarily always feel overly tired.
I just feel really mentally tired and I feel like there's no point in living if I can hardly even think properly. I am quite stressed but I chill out just as much as I work, more-so even.
I know some of this might just sound like stressed-young-adult but it's getting in the way of my life and my relationships.
I'm very very sure I have some form of anxiety, social I think, and I got a digestive tract disorder a while after I noticed I had bad anxiety. Apparently anxiety and stomach disorders are strongly linked and it doesn't surprise me. I don't know if my mental ability is liked to anxiety but it seems likely. I was also very depressed a few years ago and heard that can affect brain function. I'm not just worrying about nothing either, I try make myself feel better and think positive but it's too hard to ignore.
My mind seems to be foggy and slow, it's empty most of the time so I forget important things. I seem to always have mental blocks. I always forget what I was going to say to people, I know thats common enough but it happens to me several times a day. I never remember peoples names, the names of songs, what gossip my friends told me 5 minutes ago. The thing is, my mind seems to foggy that it doesn't even seem like the information is going in, even if I try and take it in and concentrate. Learning new things is really hard. I don't even know how to properly give examples of my memory problems, but people have commented on it before. Like in labs in college, I prepare really well so I don't feel lost, but as soon as I get in there I go blank and can't remember what to do or how to do it. I would read in my notes which chemical to use, go get the chemical, stare at the clearly marked labels for ages because I just can't process which one it is, because I have a mental block. I also find it really difficult to make really easy decisions. I used to be so efficient with all of this stuff, it's making me feel bad about myself. I always have a bit of a blank mind and I feel like I can't make friends because I'm just a body with nothing inside.
I was Googling some stuff and it sounds a bit like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I have an intolerance to alcohol most of the time, I find it extremely hard to get fit even though I go to the gym around 3 times a week, whereas I have friends who do no more than the required activity (eg. walking places) and are way fitter than me. I get headaches a lot, my mood is very low, I'm experiencing a high level of anxiety and have been for months. It sounds like I'm just relating myself to the list of symptoms on here, but they have always been the stand-out worries for me and I knew these things were linked and reading about CFS just confirmed it for me, I was shocked when I saw all my main worries listed.
Something else is that I experience sensory overload very very easily. I'd be sitting in a lecture and if more than one person is talking, which is always, I feel completely overwhelmed and feel like just putting my head on the table. This is why night life and social situations can be quite draining for me and are not relaxing or considered a "break".
The only thing is, I have a good, varied diet and I don't necessarily always feel overly tired.
I just feel really mentally tired and I feel like there's no point in living if I can hardly even think properly. I am quite stressed but I chill out just as much as I work, more-so even.
I know some of this might just sound like stressed-young-adult but it's getting in the way of my life and my relationships.
I'm very very sure I have some form of anxiety, social I think, and I got a digestive tract disorder a while after I noticed I had bad anxiety. Apparently anxiety and stomach disorders are strongly linked and it doesn't surprise me. I don't know if my mental ability is liked to anxiety but it seems likely. I was also very depressed a few years ago and heard that can affect brain function. I'm not just worrying about nothing either, I try make myself feel better and think positive but it's too hard to ignore.