I am concerned about different forms of memory lapses rather than the ones attributed to the manic episodes.I expect and accept the burn- up of the memory layers around those times.
Now it's more about day to day 'rounding' of ongoing events.
I had a blood test recently...and it turned out I didn't need it done till another couple of weeks.Yet I forget already what day I went in.
Seems trivial but this extends to most areas now.
They tell me that lots of people experience this but I put it down to the accumulative effect of long-term sleeping tablets as well as meds.
I have no problems memorising and playing songs and recording.But if it were not for the file system in my computer I'd be fucked.I also write stuff down to remind myself.Wake up....stare at the calendar and try and figure out new skills

I lose time n dys,n track of yrs.. sometimes the time seems later than it is. Example actual time being, oh lets say, 3PM but it feels like 9 or 11PM
I can tell that I do dyly task. sometime I complete cetain task.
Nothing like washing a load of laundry n forgeting that I had until it smells. it smells because I forgot that I had done so therefore the wet laundry doesn't make it to drier.
rarely I sorta come out of a trance like state when I'm driveing or while at store.
According to my P-Dr that has nothing to do w mentally nor mental illness. Uncetian but I think that it may be caused by manic phases (?)
Other than P-medication I do not do drugs.
In past 9 yrs I have lost 4 yrs.
According to others I act look n behavior just like normies. Except for 4 people, no one can tell that I have mental illness.
It sorta freaks me out when people say "do you remember: buying my red car 5 yrs ago or we did such n such went to island in, oh lets say, 2012. I sorta recall pcs of cetain thing like I brough red car but to me I had done so 2 yrs ago, instead of having done so 5 yrs ago
or during certain vacation on island,that we went to nude bch :I n sold c through scarfs/wraps,lol.
I know I'm nutty but gee wiz sometimes I forget the good times too
My P-Dr n P-Nurse won't share info. It can't be normal to occassionally lose time n not remember.

I have a horrible memory. I didn't ever make the connection between my memory n bipolar either. I'm not a gold fish, but my long term memory is pretty bad. I can remember bits n pieces, but very small bits n pieces. It's kind of like, "I did that?" It's kind of disappointing, but I'm used to it now

Yep its mega embarrassing isnt it! I hates it I does!!

I had memory loss for years, but once I got on meds my memories started flooding back to me, making me cringe. I often wish I didn't have the memories that I do have

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