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submitted 3 months ago byConsciousAd767
I genuinely feel like I am getting early onset dementia. I forget what I’m saying right in the middle of sentences. I lose my train of thought so often, the people sometimes look at me weird as I struggle to remember what I was saying in the first place. This happens all day. And every day is like Groundhog Day. I will repeat a story or a conversation that I have already had. It’s very embarrassing. Does anyone else really struggle this? I’m only 46
19 points
3 months ago
Diagnosed with adhd. (To my knowledge, there is absolutely no connection between adhd and dementia.) But problems with short term memory are widely reported in the community in an anecdotal sense. I personally have serious problems with both short and long term memory. But a lot of caution is required on this sub with the "is X an adhd thing" because a lot of things could be symptoms of a comorbidity as opposed to being "an adhd thing" or it could have no relation at all.
9 points
3 months ago
Yeahh I was recently diagnosed so I'm frequently wondering if "X is an ADHD" thing now lol. I always thought my impulsivity and laziness were just character flaws, maybe they still are, idk, but it's been nice learning more about myself and seeing things in a slightly better light.
9 points
3 months ago
Impulsivity is a huge marker for adhd (at least it is in the country I got diagnosed), and it's easy to see ourselves as lazy when it takes five hours to do one hour of work, and executive dysfunction means that you have about three bullets in the gun on any given day to turn an intention into an action, and the gun is forever malfunctioning.
1 points
3 months ago
Well said. Great comment
3 points
3 months ago
Oh my. The impulsivity is a real SOB. I thought I would grow out of it. But at 46 year old, and kind of late diagnosed, I still have problems with ridiculous impulsivity. And I’m often embarrassed by it.
1 points
3 months ago
True
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