just wondering...have you wondered?

ALL THE TIME. lol

I have been wondering for over a year now & it's getting worse.

Goodness only knows how I worked full-time up until 6 weeks ago. I haven't been back to my old office. I dread to think how many errors they've uncovered.

It's getting to the stage where I'm almost scared to write a post or Blog (in case I can't get my head into gear).

I've set myself some computer related tasks to try & keep up my computer skills, which apart from being a fast typist, were minimal in the first place.

Yes, I wonder all the time. In fact I have been wondering for over a year now...............and it's getting worse.......................

Yes, LOL, I wonder all the time now, & it's..............
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What was I saying?

too funny! guess we ought to be grateful that we CAN wonder. and i am.

and thank God we have a sense of humor!! what a blessing!!

I have this problem too. I have no doubt that CFS is causing me to be cognitively impaired. I don't think it's exactly like Alzheimers but I do agree that it's scary and alarming.

I suffer from severe cognitive impairment/dysfunction, I am assured it is not permanent but I dont know?

I have forgotten how to drive, how to use my sewing machine that I have had for 20 years, how to set the clock on my cooker, programme the TV, use my camera, the list goes on..............Sometimes I can manage by following instructions, but never retain the information, so the next time Im back to square one and to think I used to love gadgets and learning new skills

On really bad days I dont understand written or spoken words, its like I am hearing a foreign language for the first time.
One day my friend asked, would I like a cup of coffee, I was completely blank, he repeated it 3 times and was getting annoyed before I said, Im sorry I dont know what you mean.

It sounds funny and I laugh a lot at myself when I do or say stupid things but at the same time it's more than a little scary

Valia,

I haven't forgotten so much, how to do things.

When I'm having a bad day, I have to sit/stand very still & mentally shift my brain into gear (which is the only way I can explain it). Sometimes it takes seconds, sometimes minutes & then I remember , or my brain pathway clears.

I usually forget what someone has told me within about 30 seconds (of their telling me). I can rarely hold a lengthy conversation with anyone.

Alarming.

It was getting that way at work, where I had to write down what my Boss asked me to do. I would then keep referring back to the written instructions to complete the task.

My older brother says it's just AGE.

Bullsh*t I said to him. A normal healthy person who is fit & active (both mentally & physically) should not suddenly lose their cognitive skills. Some of the older members may remember some long posts I wrote. I do not think I could do this now.

Every morning when I log onto the computer I have to look & see which day of the week it is.

It's definitely scary. It gives you a sense of what it must be like to gradually succumb to Alzheimers.

It's incredibly frustrating too. This Easter weekend I have 2 family functions to attend. The first one is just family, but the second one is extended family & friends. Will I be able to converse sensibly on the 2nd one?

I am glad I am not the only one...

my husband recently commented that my...oh I can't remember the word, but he said it was getting difficult to carry on a conversation with me because of, now I remember,my dementia. He has made a neuro appointment...he too thinks this is Alzheimers. Who understands?

sorry, I was going to reply to your post, but I forgot what you said!

We MUST keep laughing at ourselves or we'll go crazy

OR, Maybe we ARE all getting Alzheimers .

Maybe there's a subset of ME/CFS/FM who get Alzheimers or Dementia.

But, I am taking it one day at a time. I try not to do too much that requires memory or serious brain power, but they say to improve memory/brain as we age, we should do the opposite.

We SHOULD be doing challenging brain tasks or giving ourselves things to memorise.

Which reminds me, I was going to do a crossword every day (as I said in another post), I still haven't remembered to do one since I wrote that a few weeks ago.

Oh well, back to cleaning the bookshelves, at least that doesn't take any thinking.

Brain Fog. I remember one day sitting at the end of our ranch road...and wondering "which side of the road am I supposed to drive on?" I was calculating that I was in a left hand drive car....thus...I figured out I was in the US and I was to drive on the "right" side of the road. HHV-6A causes Brain Fog, as well as low thyroid and low Dhea....all associated with our illness. You are not alone.....My brain fog is getting better with treatment.....and a change in diet helps about 10% for me as well.....