What is Amnesia
Amnesia (or amnaesia) is a condition in which memory is disturbed. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or di...
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I'm 23 years old and have been dating my boyfriend for almost 5 years now. We were engaged on Sept. 23rd 2008. We'd been living together for 3 years before our engagement. Recently, We'd been planning our wedding and basically been looking forward to starting our life together. On March 4th, he woke up and had no recollection of the past six years. He didn't remember me, where he was, or anyone he'd met since 2003.
That morning we went to the hospital and they did a CAT scan. We've seen neurologists and psychiatrists and he's been diagnosed with Dissosciative Fugue/Amnesia. His mother came to stay with us a day later, he didn't remember me or our life together so she was a comfort although she looked much different than he remembered. He remembered me a day later, but only our first few days together. His mother had to fly home, she lives on the opposite coast. Now it's just me and him living in our apartment and he doesn't remember 98% of our relationship together. It's been a hard time for both of us. Every morning I wake up to another day of living with someone who looks like my fiance and acts like my fiance, but he doesn't love me, and barely knows me. I've tried to talk to him about fixing this, or getting help. All the research I've looked at says that hypnosis and psychotherapy work well for retreiving the lost memories. He just doesn't seem interested in pursuing any kind of treatment. I guess I need help. I want to know how to approach the topic of getting help with him. How do I say... I need my fiance back? I don't know how much longer I can stay strong and continue this relationship if he's not interested in remembering our life together. The thing is he wasn't in combat, he's never been the victim of abuse, and for the most part, aside from a few financial problems, we've had a happy relationship. I can't even begin to understand what caused this. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I know I don't want to leave when he needs me more than ever before. Posted on 04/13/09, 03:04 pm |
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Please contact me. Im 23 years old too. I just found out that my boyfriend of 4 years was hit in the middle east. He called me from the hospital only because the doctors told him to call anyone who was on his phone. He had no idea who i was and still doesn't. Im scared out of my mind because he is the love of my life and doesnt even remember meeting me! I feel so hopeless because there doesn't seem to be much advice out there than to wait it out, but i completely understand what your going through. My boyfriend is literally a world away and I don't know if Im going to see him again.
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