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If forgetting people's names or forgetting why you walked into a room is attributed to old age then I have been old since I was 16.
A few weeks ago I was in the car listening to a music CD I burned and couldn't identify the group. I knew the name of the lead singer. I knew the name of the album the song was on. I could describe the album cover. I could tell you some of the troubles of the lead singer from decades ago. I could tell you other songs by the band. I promptly forgot about it. About two days later, the band's name popped into my head. EGADS!
I once saw a TV show about 30 years ago that said if you forget where you put your keys no big deal. If you forget what your keys are for then you should worry. I believe it was 20/20 and it was a show about the hippocampus.
Blah,blah,blah...more psychobabble. So what's your point? Other than to make yourselves feel validated by becoming a regular on some forum andbeating up on 'outsiders'?...But ok if engaging in pseudo-intellectualism keeps said mind sharp then whatever makes you feel better.
I failed to address the aspect of your post which I placed in bold above. I can assure you after three years of posting and reading in this Retirement Forum that we do not "beat up on outsiders". Yes, I am indeed a "regular" here, but I am an equal opportunity critic and an equal opportunity singer of praises. If you have been critcized by several of us, it is really on the objective merits or demerits of your posts as we see them.
I have heard of other forums on City-Data being ruled by a mafia of "regulars", but I know of no other forum about which that is less true than this Retirement Forum. We welcome new posters with open arms, and fairly strident criticism is often directed at regulars by other regulars.
I understand that it's no fun to be the object of criticism, but lashing out in ungrounded fashion as you have done does not do your case any good. It all started when you called someone else "ignorant" and I came to that person's defense, not because she was a fellow regular but because she was/is not ignorant. Had you called an ignorant regular ignorant, I probably would have repped you for it!
You seem to want to have the last word, and I too sometimes fall into that trap, so I say simply - Peace!. If you stick around here, you will eventually see what I mean.
There's a difference between memory loss - and various degrees of dementia. Memory loss is not remembering where you put your car keys. Dementia is having your car keys in your hand and not knowing what they're for.
Bob Hope put it better in terms of getting older.
First you forget names. Then you forget faces. Then you forget to zip up. Then you forget to zip down.
The late and great Bruno Bettelheim (famous psychologist) wrote a seminal piece on aging and memory (as he was aging). He took a practical approach. If you're listening to the weather report and it says it will rain tomorrow - immediately put the umbrella on your door knob - so you won't forget it in the morning. I do similar. If the weather report says it will rain in the early morning - I immediately turn off the irrigation system for the next day.
Note that if you have definite words that you remember in your brain and can (in most cases) write them down on a sheet of paper but you can't get them out of your mouth - that is called "aphasia". It's mostly commonly caused by strokes - but is caused by other things as well:
Aphasia - Wikipedia, the free encycloped
FWIW - if you or a loved one can't remember what the car keys are for - or has trouble getting stuff in the brain out of the mouth - see a doctor. Robyn
I agree excellent info.. I put things in the
wrong place to job my memory and it seems to work..
Let's see... I no longer use the stove top for cooking unless I remain in the kitchen or someone else is at my home.
Fortunately, my coffee pot is single use, automatic turn off. The oven is automatic turn off after 12? hours.
I use a combination lock on my front door in case I leave my keys in the house, but that of course, did not prevent me from leaving the car key in the ignition all night...with the car running. Oops!
I have learned to use my smartphone to take a photo of my parking space/floor before leaving my car in a lot or garage.
I email myself important documents, in case I forget to take them with me. I also occasionally email myself messages as well as put them in my smartphone calendar.
I have trained both myself and my dogs that they always get a treat when I leave my home. Hopefully I will never again accidentally forget to bring them in the house before leaving.
When I drove a vehicle that did not have a gasoline cap holder in the door, my son (another severe ADDer) taught me to place the cap in the groove that would otherwise hold the pump handle. Of course, I have occasionally driven away with the little door open.
Drive a junker so you don't need to worry about dings, crumbled bumper or leaving your car windows open. Added bonus: Other vehicles tend to give you a wide berth.
NEVER place an object on the hood or on top of your car. NEVER.
If driving at night and exiting a well lit area, try to remember to check and see if your headlights are on. Better yet, if your vehicle has a device whereby your lights will automatically come on at dusk, make sure it's on. (I just learned a few months ago that the vehicle I've been driving for almost 12 years has this ability. I can't remember if I knew this at one time).
Getting lost is no big deal. Many years ago I learned that you will always find your way, eventually.
I'm past the stage of bluffing. Now it's "Sorry, I have memory problems." Often followed by "No, really".
Wow! Your posts are always so informative. I use my gps for when I get lost. Just don't like
forgetting; I used to be so with it.
Wow! Your posts are always so informative. I use my gps for when I get lost. Just don't like
forgetting; I used to be so with it.
I use my GPS to go to and from work. It is especially good since as I am driving, I get lost in a book sometimes and just drive along. It is not unheard of that I have driven past my exit on the highway because my mind was light years away.
I failed to address the aspect of your post which I placed in bold above. I can assure you after three years of posting and reading in this Retirement Forum that we do not "beat up on outsiders". Yes, I am indeed a "regular" here, but I am an equal opportunity critic and an equal opportunity singer of praises. If you have been critcized by several of us, it is really on the objective merits or demerits of your posts as we see them.
I have heard of other forums on City-Data being ruled by a mafia of "regulars", but I know of no other forum about which that is less true than this Retirement Forum. We welcome new posters with open arms, and fairly strident criticism is often directed at regulars by other regulars.
I understand that it's no fun to be the object of criticism, but lashing out in ungrounded fashion as you have done does not do your case any good. It all started when you called someone else "ignorant" and I came to that person's defense, not because she was a fellow regular but because she was/is not ignorant. Had you called an ignorant regular ignorant, I probably would have repped you for it!
You seem to want to have the last word, and I too sometimes fall into that trap, so I say simply - Peace!. If you stick around here, you will eventually see what I mean.
I didn't know visitors are under such scrutiny here,I simply came on to respond to this thread that I saw in my sidebar about memory. Being that I have a bit of a background in health I thought I'd try and help,but as usual it tends to backfire on me
Let's see... I no longer use the stove top for cooking unless I remain in the kitchen or someone else is at my home.
Fortunately, my coffee pot is single use, automatic turn off. The oven is automatic turn off after 12? hours.
I use a combination lock on my front door in case I leave my keys in the house, but that of course, did not prevent me from leaving the car key in the ignition all night...with the car running. Oops!
I have learned to use my smartphone to take a photo of my parking space/floor before leaving my car in a lot or garage.
I email myself important documents, in case I forget to take them with me. I also occasionally email myself messages as well as put them in my smartphone calendar.
I have trained both myself and my dogs that they always get a treat when I leave my home. Hopefully I will never again accidentally forget to bring them in the house before leaving.
When I drove a vehicle that did not have a gasoline cap holder in the door, my son (another severe ADDer) taught me to place the cap in the groove that would otherwise hold the pump handle. Of course, I have occasionally driven away with the little door open.
Drive a junker so you don't need to worry about dings, crumbled bumper or leaving your car windows open. Added bonus: Other vehicles tend to give you a wide berth.
NEVER place an object on the hood or on top of your car. NEVER.
If driving at night and exiting a well lit area, try to remember to check and see if your headlights are on. Better yet, if your vehicle has a device whereby your lights will automatically come on at dusk, make sure it's on. (I just learned a few months ago that the vehicle I've been driving for almost 12 years has this ability. I can't remember if I knew this at one time).
Getting lost is no big deal. Many years ago I learned that you will always find your way, eventually.
I'm past the stage of bluffing. Now it's "Sorry, I have memory problems." Often followed by "No, really".
Fun post, with a lot of good tips. I love the 'drive a junker and why' advice . I don't understand the thing of giving dogs a treat before you leave home—what's that supposed to do?
I didn't know visitors are under such scrutiny here,I simply came on to respond to this thread that I saw in my sidebar about memory. Being that I have a bit of a background in health I thought I'd try and help,but as usual it tends to backfire on me
Let's put this personal stuff to bed. If you want to post something substantive (even if opinionated) - post. Just expect to get a fight from me when it comes to unsubstantiated claims about supplements (although there will be people who agree with you).
BTW - what supplements do you take? What regular meds? Robyn
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. I don't understand the thing of giving dogs a treat before you leave home—what's that supposed to do?
(although there will be people who agree with you).
