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I know we all get brain fog here and there, wonder into a room forgetting why we're there, words confuse us, we forget names, where we put our keys, etc.
But lately for a few weeks now I'm struggling really bad specifically with remembering basic words when I'm talking to someone. The word(s) just blank out from my brain. It happens every day pretty much every time I talk. I feel like a stupid idiot. Just struggling to remember the rest of my sentence. I look at my husband and ask him "what is this called what is that called", like I'm a moron. Doing this everyday is embarrassing. Especially for simple words like "barbed wire", "coil", "casserole dish", etc. Instead calling everything "the thingy".
Example:
Me: "I feel like cooking a thingy today."
Hubby: "A what?"
Me: "You know a thingy. It's flat and layered goes in a wide pan?"
Hubby: "Lasagna?"
Me: "No. The other thingy! You put a bunch of stuff in it!"
Hubby: "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Me: "GRRRRRR! What is it called when you put a bunch of stuff sometimes in layers in a flat wide pan and bake it?"
Hubby; "A casserole!"
Me; "Yeah that thing! That's the word I'm looking for."
Hubby: Looking at me strangely.
Another thing that's happening to me is I've been forgetting how to spell everyday words. I'll be typing or writing and stop mid sentence just stumped. For example the other day I was frustrated trying to spell the words "backwards" and "in between"... couldn't figure out where the W or the E went. I've already hit some issues typing this message out.
ALso have been forgetting the MEANING of words. Lord help me. You should see THAT conversation with hubby. Most of the time I just google it to same the embarrassment.
What the H is happening to me? Am I just having a really bad fibro fog flare? Does that even exist?
But lately for a few weeks now I'm struggling really bad specifically with remembering basic words when I'm talking to someone. The word(s) just blank out from my brain. It happens every day pretty much every time I talk. I feel like a stupid idiot. Just struggling to remember the rest of my sentence. I look at my husband and ask him "what is this called what is that called", like I'm a moron. Doing this everyday is embarrassing. Especially for simple words like "barbed wire", "coil", "casserole dish", etc. Instead calling everything "the thingy".
Example:
Me: "I feel like cooking a thingy today."
Hubby: "A what?"
Me: "You know a thingy. It's flat and layered goes in a wide pan?"
Hubby: "Lasagna?"
Me: "No. The other thingy! You put a bunch of stuff in it!"
Hubby: "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Me: "GRRRRRR! What is it called when you put a bunch of stuff sometimes in layers in a flat wide pan and bake it?"
Hubby; "A casserole!"
Me; "Yeah that thing! That's the word I'm looking for."
Hubby: Looking at me strangely.
Another thing that's happening to me is I've been forgetting how to spell everyday words. I'll be typing or writing and stop mid sentence just stumped. For example the other day I was frustrated trying to spell the words "backwards" and "in between"... couldn't figure out where the W or the E went. I've already hit some issues typing this message out.
ALso have been forgetting the MEANING of words. Lord help me. You should see THAT conversation with hubby. Most of the time I just google it to same the embarrassment.
What the H is happening to me? Am I just having a really bad fibro fog flare? Does that even exist?
BBmom, yup, I lose train of thought all the time. Stop and ask the person what we were talking about. It's pretty funny if you're talking to someone who doesn't remember either ha ha
Sorry about your parents, that's gotta be scary. Strokes run heavy in my family (grandma had 7 before she died, my dad already had 2) so I'm always worried who's next, what about me, etc. Oh and pretty much everyone in my family (dad, uncles, aunts, cousins) is diabetic no matter how healthy of a diet they eat. Another thing for me to get scared about. Wish there was a magic pill we could take so our genes wouldn't haunt us!
AnnNY, LOL