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FirstLight

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2. Went back to bed/sleep at 4am...
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 01:41 PM
Nov 17

woke up at 9am like a "normal day"

I dont remember dreaming the rest of the night. But this also got me thnking about my entire life having memory issues with events, etc...

Reading up on so many articles how not only trauma, but ADHD can effect long term memory srorage and recall. I am realizing this isn't just somethng that is my age (54) but this has been an issue my whole life.

Like if someone asks you where you were in 2010, I can count back and remember my youngest was in 1st grade, but that's math. I know my oldest graduated, but again, that's math...I was 40. Where was I working? were we already moved into the house on that street? who was I dating?
If I can't even remember my own life...how was I even present for my children, or my friends? I have two lifelong friends, and they will even share something from the past (like and ex BF) and I have trouble placing the timeframe...I might remember the person's name and some "gist" of their relationship, but yikes.

I wrote all this down in my journal to ask my therapist. I'm also reading some articles this morning on how both childhood trauma and adhd can make it more difficult to form memory or recall, they can even make memory succeptible to alteration.
Does anyone else have memory issues or am I seriouosly cray-cray?

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Trauma dreams ... [View all] FirstLight Nov 17 OP
I get those... 2naSalit Nov 17 #1
Went back to bed/sleep at 4am... FirstLight Nov 17 #2
Today has really been depressing FirstLight Nov 17 #3
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