"senior moments"
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Anonymous
| I am not a senior but I really do find myself grasping for the word I want to say more often than I like. Am I just noticing it more, is to be expected, or something to be concerned about? |
Anonymous
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I don't know what's normal or not. But I go think if you are having trouble with word retrieval daily and cannot remember the names of common items, there's a problem. If you can't remember the name of someone you met once, that seems normal.
Word retrieval was one if the first symptoms of my relative's early onset dementia. |
Anonymous
| It could be a sign that you've got an awful lot on your plate right now and your mind is going in 5,000 different directions at the same time. In other words, very busy, little sleep, lots going on. |
Anonymous
| Are you in menopause? A common complaint. |
Anonymous
| Normal. |
Anonymous
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I have a question: is prosopagnosia (not recognizing others, even if you know them as acquaintances - not extremely well, but well enough that you should recognize them.) - a part of "senior moments"? Is it common?
My good friend was raised that class distinctions have to do with how one treats others, including (but not limited to) being friendly (not fake, just friendly and personable). It is difficult for her now, as she seems to suffer from this. |
Anonymous
I have prospagnocia but have had it all my life. I can recall verbal discussions or statements heard going back decades, but recall a name with a face? Can't do it? I don't think it's related to senior moments at all. It's a distinct hardwiring issue - the brain is focusing on taking in what is being said, not registering the eyes, hair, mouth, etc. |
Anonymous
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She has told me that she has not always been this way. In fact, she says she has always been the opposite. So now that she is mid-forties, she is a little disturbed with her onset of prosopagnosia.
Is there anything she can do about it? I have seen her experience it, during meetings, where people approach her. She tries to save face, but it is heartbreaking for her. Should she tell people she has it? |
Anonymous
It depends. If these are people that she worked with on a committee or saw and spoke to regularly at a social event (like a bowling league), that might be a concern. But if this is a situation of walking into a room and meeting 10 or 15 new people (like at a party) and then several months later not recognizing one of those people...I think that's pretty normal. |
Anonymous
| I am given the impression it is sort of in between your two examples. It is someone she may see one on one, but has not seen in a couple months, and may see only once a month or so, but feels she should recognize them because they recognize her. |
Anonymous
Again it depends. If you have 5 such people like that in your life, that's one thing. If you've got 50+ (or 500+) people that you see on occasion but you can't seem to keep them all straight that might be different. |
Anonymous
+1 I was concerned I was losing it but gradually came to the realization I had too much on my plate and cut back. Fewer "senior moments." |
Anonymous
| Also, get enough sleep. A lot of us are just sleep-deprived. |
Anonymous
| One of my biggest problems is that I recall conversations, recent or remote, but can't remember who the other person was. This is more with recent conversations. Someone will see me days later and mention whatever we talked about, and I'm thinking, " did I talk about that with you"? |
Anonymous
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I'm going to have to learn more about prosopagnosia. I seem to be gifted with the opposite skill - great at recognizing people I haven't seen, in person or in pictures, for decades sometimes 30+ years.
Word retrieval and especially spelling retrieval I'm having trouble with (early 50's) If I think through a thought before speaking I'm fine but if not, I stutter occasionally finding the word I want. Not cool. |