My hubby does this to me too. I swear I don't tell him certin facts, but he swears that I did. Mkes me feel like I'm cra zy sometimes.

We were watching a Christmas movie tonight and I didnt laugh at all while my son and husband were rolling on the flor laughing at the antics of the movie. I kept saing that I don't tink the sceens were funny, and they both old me that I would have been laughing 8 years ago (before MS was the intent). I wonder if MS has robbed me of my personality too?

My brain just doesn't work the same as it did before MS and it is noticeable to those aroud me.

interestingly enough, about 3 hour later, my husband actually came back to me and said..."oh, I remembered what you actually told me. You were right, you did tell me what the event was about."...wow! Well, first of all, I am glad that he humbled himself and told me that it was he that was mistaken! But, I do know that in earnest, I do know I goof up my words and stuff. Much more often than I would like to, that is for sure!

Funny u say this cuz it happens to my bf and i aaallll the time..i was always kinda forgetful but geez this is ridiculous!!..i need a checklist just to leave any house cuz im always forgetting my keys or my phone or my ciggs..i have forgotten half t he movies ive watched over the years..i get so overwhelmed wit traffic n crowds it amakes me forget what im doin..i go to the supermarket i forget what i origionally went there for..etc but the MOST annoying is when it comes to my bf..i forget what i told him..so ill repeat myself a million times till he tells me i already told him.. lol i forget to pay bills...im always tellin him "i dont remember"..id b in middle of a convo n ill stop just gather my thoughts n continue.. but worst of all my bf n i would get into arguments bout random things like the toilet seat..garbage..misplaced items of his..i dont remember moving them or touching them n he swears i did..if i did move um i dont remember where i put it so when hes lookin for it its a manhunt lol...kinda funny really if ya see the humor in it..lol so many stories i have my bf tells me hes not surprised anymore when i tellhim i dont remember suttin or i forgot where i put suttin lol aahhh life

Emotional chances p.s. yes! Im more sensitive now ima cryer now!!! Holy shit i cry anytime someone yellss or is mad at me..when i watch movies or anyhing..my famz n bf just laugh at me or try to get me not upset so i wont cry lol kinda funny again we all get a kick out of it..i laugh n cry at the same time my brain is so weird lol

Of all the things I've loved and lost, I miss my mind the most.

I don't know where my mind wandered off to but it goes there frequently now. I can't seem to follow a who done it any more on TV. It is now a who done what. I can't follow the plot and by the end of the show, I don't recognize the characters from the beginning of the show. If I doze off even for just 5 minutes, when I wake up, it's as if I had just turned the show on and everything is new. Or even after a commercial, I sometimes can't remember anything that came before. Just that little bit of interruption makes my mind a blank for a while.

This is pretty tough for someone who used to have a photographic memory or could read over a contract of 25+ pages once then review in my sleep and wake up in the middle of the night and know exactly which line needed an addendum added.

I go for another MRI in 2 weeks. I wonder how many fish they'll see swimming in the old fishbowl this time.

It's useful sometimes to be able to say to people 'Ahh, sorry, I have cognitive disfunction'

Sounds really medical!

However, when I told my adult children that I may start forgetting things and/or repeating myself they just laughed and said I always did that!

I am always forgetting things, telling things 2 times & misplacing things. Lost mobile phone cover the other day (as an example), it is in the house but cant find it. Anything important is left on bench or table for hubby to see. Make notes of phone calls etc & lists everywhere for what I need to do, tell hubby etc.

When I get words wrong or say the wrong thing, if I realise it I say "oops another brain fart" & try to laugh it off as much as possible. It really p's me off though.

Another trick is to ask someone to repeat back what you said (in their words even) & then often can say "oh no meant xyz" or whatever. That works well too.

Some is frustrating, some is funny. I don't know if it is the MS or not, but anymore, I mix words all up, so much I can only laugh. I will say "sotato palad" instead of "potato salad" or Kerry Mistmas" instead of "Merry Christmas".

well, I can see here that I am not alone in my brain mistakes!
I also make the mistakes when I write in my journal. I try to keep writing letters to friends because it helps me ...my own type of therapy, I suppose. But, I know that when I am writing sometimes the "letters" get dropped out of words. Like, if I were to try to write thank you", I may sometimes write "thnk ou". I do go back and re-read what I write, but, I know that my brain has many "hic cups"...I just hope it doesn't worsen quickly. No fun.So many things we deal with. People without ms have no idea!

I agree with dxat59........... I miss my mind too. I feel like I go nuts sometimes, and with me, my husband gets really irritated if I ask him the same question numerous times. WELL BUDDY, if I could remember the answer, I wouldn't be asking you again. Next time if it bugs you that much, then write it down for me. UGH!!!!!!!!!!

I know doctors say that MS effects people differently but I think we all have this problem at some point. I am very forgetful. I have a certain place I put my shoes, keys, cell phone, etc. If it is not there, I can not find it. I was asking my daughter a phone number the other day. I kept repeating it wrong but I honestly thought I was saying the same thing she said but she said I was saying something different. Who knows. I just keep sticky notes on me and record messages to myself on my cell phone. But sometimes my brain can not remember from one minute to the next. That is part of the wonderful world of MS!

Don't beat yourself up too bad. My wife and I have this same struggle all of the time. My daughter does come to my rescue every so often to set the record straight that my wife was wrong in what was said. If not for that, I would think I was entirely nuts! Also note that she is the non-MS'r and yet she has some of the same issus as you guys are blaming entirely on MS.

Something says I am going to pay for this comment. :)

STEVP, I will not hold you to your comment. LOL! I think it is easier to blame it on MS. I always tell my family and friends when they forget or get confused that I gave them MS. LOL! If you can not laugh at it, you might drive yourself insane.

STEVP, I will not hold you to your comment. LOL! I think it is easier to blame it on MS. I always tell my family and friends when they forget or get confused that I gave them MS. LOL! If you can not laugh at it, you might drive yourself insane.

I started taking gingko biloba when I began to notice cognitive issues. Didn't know if it worked, but I ran out for about two weeks and the issues returned.

I was going to buy more, but I forgot ... ;^) lol

Actually the store was out, but I finally got some more and my memory is slightly better. I too put my glasses, purse, keys, etc, in the same place every time, so I don't have to remember. My kids think I have OCD - or maybe I'm becoming my mother - "A place for everything, and everything in its place." Don't know which is worse.

I hope someone else appreciates my humor. I'm having fun with this!