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Post by SquirmingSusan »

Snowbound, I'm glad you posted that, 'cuz even though I probably read it the first time, I had certainly forgot about it. You know, that sleep deprivation thing. Some days I can't talk coherently, and I write things backwards all the time. One day, a couple years ago, I was at the doctor and I literally couldn't remember my name or address to fill out the forms. I had to pull out my drivers license. :roll:

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snowbound wrote:Thanks for the kind words ladies. :)


I have had problems the last year or so sometimes processing even the simplest things... I have to watch now how i write because i seem to put things down sort of in reverse of how they should be. It's all very strange and worrying.

I am in line for a promotion at work this year and am worried about accepting it now with the issues iam having with thought process and such...


That's why were here - those kind words! I'd wither away without them, lol.

The words - I am dyslexic half the time, the other half I can't FIND the words I want. At one point, long ago, I was a good writer - now? I'm lucky if my sentences make sense half the time. I often forget the words that would make it make sense. I re-read it and wonder how I thought that what I wrote would be understood....

Min-rant over...
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With regard to memory and confusion, I so relate to what you are saying.

Its like ---- Did I take that pill, or did I intend to take it?
Normally my daily allowance is in a little container, but if I don't do this, I just can't remember....

I read a page, then read it again. Instructions are the worst and I end up feeling stupid as I read and re-read again and again.

I am presently working my redundancy notice in work, recession and all that. Work finishes in May, and in June when i am 60 I get the government pension. That is fine but I had felt I wasn't just ready to give up work altogether, a couple of days would have been nice, but not to be. There is no way that I feel I can learn the new ways in a new firm, even if there was a job available. I know I am not stupid, but sometimes it feels like it, and oh boy...... the confidence just ebbs away....
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Polar Bear, you nailed it. It really has an affect on your sense of who you are and how you do in the world.
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Post by snowbound »

ViewsAskew wrote:Polar Bear, you nailed it. It really has an affect on your sense of who you are and how you do in the world.

I couldn't agree more. I have gone through all the the same situations mentioned above. Sometimes i can't grasp even the simpliest things. Coworkers who have worked with me for years show concern when they see me struggle at times with issues i have dealt with many times at work. I feel embarassed, confused and frankly kinda like i'm dumbing down or something...
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Yeah, like me typing "affect" instead of "effect" above...duh. It's so weird, too, to lose something you've always had! I've ALWAYS been able to spell and write and diagram a sentence. Not anymore! I can't spell, my sentence structure is horrid half the time, and I often leave out the most important part....

Snowbound, I hear you....now, how do we solve it? Or, learn to handle it, especially in a work situation?
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