when I was diagnosed with a conditon..I had terrible memory issues..it got so bad I couldnt remember how to write ..sometimes I couldnt count simple things..I didnt reconize myself as I even stopped doing art..it was scary..frustrating..I had to relearn..I dont have the answer why this happened one of my theories is my body was shutting down parts of my myself to try and heal..Im glad to say with determination I got myself back from this..but I do all I can to keep on top of thngs..I drink fluids..which when dehydrated I find I repeat myself..I changed my diet adding in superfoods..I watch my tired levels stress levels..I also know medication can do this so for some Of the things I changed what I took.under the guidence of medical profession but l also read everything I could about what I was taking..I am my advocate..

Jokey's idea about the shutting down here or there for the sake of healing : makes sense to me

I' ve had depression off and on through the decades; and have come to notice the following :
after a sudden improvement with that, i'll be writing fewer notes to myself.
My confidence w everything having increased, my memory is feeling fit as a fiddle
and rarin' to go.

I see googleSearch links which confirm this. When relating memory to PTSD, i think it might be more complicated...but that particular disorder can't help memory, for certain.

I hope this finds U well. . . . (((( B. ))))

Thank you for your replies. I am going to research as much as I can about PTSD and memory. I am a researcher but hadn't thought about the connection until I read your last paragraph, Calebb....it clicked for me. Also, it does make sense that one part of your body will shut down while another part heals. I am also trying to drink more fluids and eating cleaner and gradually become a vegetarian or vegan. So happy to have this sight to get ideas and relate!

I dont know if being an Hsp helped or made some of the things worse.I even couldnt remember dreams at one point this went on for a while and then this same dream kept re occuring..which I could remember..I did look up the meaning of my dream to see if there was a meaning.. just down to curiosity..I put the dream down to the HSP side of myself..

I've had problems with forgetting things, but I realized, I never felt that what I was trying to remember was important enough to remember. Making a conscious decision that something is important and that you want and intend to remember it helps memory.

I have PTSD and fibromyalgia. In the past I have also dealt with my share of depression. What may apply here is something called brain fog. There is much info about it on the internet. I would welcome new insights so hope people do some solid research on this. It used to be that brain fog only hit during a depression. What may have complicated this is that I in all probability had PTSD since I was eighteen and in the military. Brain fog is part of having PTSD. Also, big word of warning to fellow HSP's; keep your stress levels down or you could open yourselves up to either or both CFS or fibro. Have read much on this which is why I am mentioning it. Take care guys!

Thanks for your reply, katzenmother. Will be looking up brain fog for sure!

I have found after a let-up in depression, i quit writing notes to myself -- having become more confident of my memory.

Very infrequently during the years have i been depressed.

I sure believe depression can explain a lot. IMO it can dulI the senses; we notice less.
anyhow

To LillyPotter
:)

One thing to mention: when we start to talk about topics which are, for us, loaded -- we tend to have less control. Disorganized writing for example. And!... redundancy.

I don't know if that explains some of it

good health to you . . . (((( L. ))))