I feel like I can no longer think when I'm talking. I have to stop and come up with other words to use as I can't think of the words I want. I feel like I've forgotten so much knowledge. Idk maybe that part is cuz I haven't had to use my brain since college,will be 3 yrs in May. I feel like I can't hold a conversation cuz my brain feels blank. I've been so worried in the past year that something is wrong with me.

This may not help you and maybe your symptoms are anxiety and mine is not, idk :/

I to have that problem it's like u can't think an it make ur head hurt because u lost n thought it makes me angry i guess it is a part of anxiety

Yes, I have those same kinds of problems, although mine started at the same time as when I first manifested symptoms of Bipolar Disorder, so I always blamed that.

But it was a prolonged period of high stress (plus I've had GAD ever since childhood), that brought THAT out.
So maybe it's the Anxiety that causes it.

Maybe once the stress of the holidays is all over with and you don't have anywhere near as many things to do, you'll get back to your old self!!!

And if you're on any kind of medication -- for anything -- see if what your experiencing could be a side effect.

I had to stop taking Neurontin because it dumbed me down so much. (It isn't nick-named 'Morontin' for nothing!!!)

I hope that this is just a temporary thing you're dealing with and that you have your usual sharp memory back soon!!!

(((((Hugs)))))

I have always had this problem but during high stress it gets WORSE! The holidays don't help but getting pushed from school and work. Having to take care of my family because my Mom is doing chemo. I have to constantly be thinking of what I want to say next to actually say it. Also if I eat a crappy diet for a few days then my memory is a little worse.

I was told by a shrink once that Zoloft can mess with short term memory. I call them brain farts! But I am an old person so I am supposed to start loosing some memory.When under stress the anxious brain just short circuits sometimes so does a piece of machinery.

I have the same issue. I cannot seem to remember things as well as I used to, and I am only 22! I'm worried about it affecting my studies (I am in college).

I believe I've read somewhere that memory problems are a symptom of anxiety. I guess it makes sense. Worrying takes up a lot of energy and brain power. I personally have noticed my memory worsening when my anxiety is especially bad.

I don't think there's anything wrong with you, so I would not worry about that. Sounds like your memory problems are a result of anxiety, so as your anxiety improves, your memory should improve as well.

Memory is apart of your executive functioning which takes place in the frontal lobes. When you deal with heightened emotions or anxiety, your executive functioning skills are reduced. When I recently learned this in a graduate level cognition course I was amazed. It made me feel tons better about how my brain works and that I wasn't totally losing it!

Watch this closely.. it could be stress. Try sleeping more or other measures. If this keeps up and keeps going it could be either of two things psychosis ( like Schizophrenia/psychotic depression), Alzheimers, or other memory disorders. But yeah the best of us still have brain hiccups every once and a while.