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steve2470

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11. My friend retro, I also have ALWAYS had memory issues

Thu May 25, 2017, 11:04 AM

May 2017

They are minor, yet my mother died of Alzheimer's Disease. Overall my memory is pretty good.

Do your best to overcompensate for your faulty memory. Also, I'd recommend talking to your psychiatrist about perhaps getting a memory assessment by a trained psychologist. It could be stress. It could be other things.

Until you get that professional assessment done, when someone gets nasty, just say "I have a medical issue" and watch them squirm with guilt. Technically, you are not lying. We don't know yet what the issue is. As I said, it could be stress related. It could be medication related. You need to find out, long term, for your own comfort.

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Got antagonized today... [View all] retrowire May 2017 OP

What's going on, Friend? furtheradu May 2017 #1

I have a MAJOR problem retrowire May 2017 #3

Something my mom taught me Nictuku May 2017 #6

Puppies puppies puppies puppies retrowire May 2017 #7

I think being able to recognize the thought pattern Nictuku May 2017 #9

I can't avoid the person retrowire May 2017 #10

Thanks for sharing this.. furtheradu May 2017 #8

wonderful post! nt steve2470 May 2017 #13

hang on. get some sleep. mopinko May 2017 #2

excellent advice! nt steve2470 May 2017 #12

Remember what I call "the Ziggy rule" JayhawkSD May 2017 #4

Difference is retrowire May 2017 #5

You managed to completely miss the point. JayhawkSD May 2017 #18

...? retrowire May 2017 #19

Got it, I rewrote my post. JayhawkSD May 2017 #20

My friend retro, I also have ALWAYS had memory issues steve2470 May 2017 #11

Alzheimer's history in my family Nictuku May 2017 #14

i second this. mopinko May 2017 #16

Just for a moment shift your focus away from yourself and take note of the "snarky" one's issues... MedusaX May 2017 #15

How You doin? ! furtheradu May 2017 #17