Anomia- difficulty thinking of a certain word

[Anonymous]

Do any of you experience this? I have for a while but I think it’s getting worse.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I do. And yes it is getting worse…because I am getting older. Happens to most of us at some point. I’m 50. It also is much, much worse when I am stressed. The more stress the harder it is to find a word. Generally they are nouns, which I understand is a normal part of aging and not an indicator of memory loss.

[Anonymous]

All the time. Even when I was younger.

I’m actually a very good writer (which is a large part of my job) but I write with a thesaurus at my fingertips.

[Anonymous]

Oh man, there’s a word that I’ve been trying to summon for months! I can’t find it in my brain.

It’s a word to indicate complexity plus nuance, stepping up to the next level to improve processes. But it’s lost to me, dangit.

[Anonymous]

All the freakin' time. So much fun. I've gotten better are grabbing a similar word or flat out describing it lol. It's not as baby as pregnancy brain, but I'm guessing it's perimenopause...

[Anonymous]

From the day I was born 58 years ago through to today, this is my life! It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

That makes me feel a little better. Maybe I’m just self conscious about it.

[Anonymous]

*raises hand*
Try not to get cancer. It’s 10,000 worse for me after chemo! Then add menopause in the mix. I’m surprised I can remember my own name!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man, there’s a word that I’ve been trying to summon for months! I can’t find it in my brain.

It’s a word to indicate complexity plus nuance, stepping up to the next level to improve processes. But it’s lost to me, dangit.

when is a context when it's typically used? Universally? Mostly in business? Mostly in academic/theoretically? And are you pretty sure it's a word not a phrase? Is there any phrase that you associate with it? What's the closest you get to when you are trying to come up with it?

[Anonymous]

^^^^ this! Need more info. I'm dying to help figure out the missing word!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man, there’s a word that I’ve been trying to summon for months! I can’t find it in my brain.

It’s a word to indicate complexity plus nuance, stepping up to the next level to improve processes. But it’s lost to me, dangit.

Fine tune?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I'm certain it's a side effect of COVID or the vaccine. (I had both so not sure which.)

[Anonymous]

I’ve always had that, like my mother. We both have inattentive ADHD. We’re also bilingual and it’s funny that I’ll have the right word, but not in the right language! Happens all the time 😄

[Anonymous]

I’ll have one word in my head but a different one comes out of my mouth. It happens all the time now and it freaks me out. I’m 58.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh man, there’s a word that I’ve been trying to summon for months! I can’t find it in my brain.

It’s a word to indicate complexity plus nuance, stepping up to the next level to improve processes. But it’s lost to me, dangit.

Meliorate?