Gradually over the last few years this fear has been growing in my mind, insidiously.
Throughout my life I have lost things, shoes, takkies (sneakers), keys, sports clothing such as swimming trunks, shirts socks, squash shorts, tee shirts, caps, even a golf club that I left behind on the one green. Once when getting in the car, I forgot my laptop next to the car and when reversing I rode over it. Another terrible experience was to leave my Seiko watch behind in a restroom in Bloemfontein after washing my hands while travelling between East London and Johannesburg. Then in February I went to the movies and left my glasses and my brand new cell phone behind. We rushed back but they only had my glasses, the cell phone had been stolen. These are several of the things that I have forgotten, but not even close to all the things I have lost.
Maybe you might think that this is just being forgetful. I used to think that, even with a bit of a smile.
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That thinking of mine has been changing as these incidents are becoming more frequent. New things are also manifesting themselves. Do you know the other symptom that I have? Driving along in the car and suddenly I realise that I have utterly no idea where I am; I do not recognise my surroundings at all. It is very disconcerting as it can take even up to a full minute. I pull carefully off the road as soon as I can and I just stare. Then my mind clicks back into gear and I see that I am on a familiar road.
The most alien one that I had was when I was driving and I knew that I should recognise my surroundings. It was in a side street so there was no traffic that I had to worry about. After sitting there for a while, I realised I had stopped just past my driveway and my house was on my left. I reversed a few meters and went into the driveway of my house.
You all have had the experience when you stand up to do something but suddenly you can’t remember what you wanted to do. So you retrace your steps back to where you were when you had a thought and look carefully at your surroundings. Then it comes back to you and you go and do what you intended to. Yes, I have had those too, quite often.
The concern is that what happens to me when I am driving also happens to me when I am walking in the house from one room to another, I do not recognise my surroundings in the slightest.
I have chatted to my wife about my concerns, am I losing my mind? She does not believe so, I must just focus or concentrate on the task at hand. I am trying to do this and it does have good results.
(a happy Mr Bean until he realises he has lost his mind)
For my memory issue not to be a problem at work, I write things down or I do the task immediately. If staff ask me if I have completed a task previously requested, I often cannot remember in the slightest because once a task is finished, I put it out of my mind. Thus I now will report back to the person who generated the task for me to do that it is now complete. A much better process to follow.
(he never lost his great mind, unlike poor Bobby Fischer who lost his)
One of my greatest treasures is my mind. I have always enjoyed thinking, even from a very young age. I am quite comfortable in being alone because I have my mind. I love my books because they provide much for me to reflect on. Sometimes I have been accused of being a daydreamer.
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(Nebuchadnezzar lost his mind and became a beast for a while)
I have read that to keep your mind active is a key for not going senile. I don’t know how true that is, but I have always loved chess, jigsaw puzzles and other puzzles. I love studying and read extensively, so is it going to make a difference in my eventual destiny when I get old? I certainly hope so.
But then yesterday I had an episode, a bad one for me.
I have sold the Tata to a colleague at my work. He is an expert at buying broken down cars, renovating them and selling them at a profit. Good for him, I love those with an entrepreneurial spirit. This fellow likes to do things quickly, so he wanted to bring the cash straight after work. I spoke to Michele to see if she could help me search my papers for the vehicle’s registration papers. She was justifiably very dubious, she knows that there is little logic in my filing and most of it just lies around in piles. I clearly remember taking my cell phone out of my office. Yet after the colleague paid for the vehicle at my home, I could not find the phone anywhere. I went outside to the car and searched it, looking in the boot etc. Nothing. Back inside where our bed is underneath a mountain of papers and now I search feverishly. I was not allowed to search when Michele was there as I tend to get frustrated and papers tend to fly around. I declined to eat a beautiful supper as I would not stop! I could not find the phone, I had to concede defeat. After sitting in the room for a while, reflecting on my stupidity, I decided to continue with life. I then ate supper while watching the soccer game between Argentina and Croatia. The Argentinians had an even worse day than I was having, they lost 3 – 0.
I jumped into a lovely bath and ruminated, where was the phone? Have I lost another one? What about the registration papers, I know I put them neatly in a file but I searched the files in my room and nothing was there? Wait a minute, had I moved a file to the library area, on the floor under the one bookshelf? I hastily completed the bath and dried myself off. I opened the one file and there the papers were! HOORAY, my mind triumphed over my disorganisation. I couldn’t even tell Michele as she was already sleeping. I was starting to feel better when I went to sleep.
Early the next morning, I decided to check the car one last time. The interior of the car is black leather and the phone is black too. But there was nothing on the floor or in the boot, I checked very carefully. Then the most obvious thought, probably you have already worked this out. I checked the passenger seat next to the driver, even more carefully and there wedged between the two seat was my phone.
So the problem this time is my poor searching skills, not so much losing my mind.
But I am wondering!? What about the time when I had the tumour and all subsequent treatments? The radiation, cortisone, warfarin and still pain medications, not to mention any of the other stuff I have taken, has that stuff had a permanent impact on my brain?
So what am I to do? Surely I must do something. I was chatting to a colleague and she reminded me of the value of taking Omega 3 on a daily basis. That is a definite plan to follow! Do any of you guys have similar problems? Do I see a doctor?
(omega 3 tablets are very good for our brains)
(avocados are full of omega 3)
(lovely eggsies are good too)
What I think I will do is talk to my daughter, after all she is a doctor.
The you must talk to her. I pray she'll be of help to you. I've had several of such incidence and I thought it to be normal. Sometimes I will be searching for something I'm holding in hands. Lol. I recently left my bag in a car but lucky for me, the driver brought it to my home miraculously. I can't still understand till now.
It's sometimes normal for everyone to forget things and behave that way. But I don't think it should be that frequent. I pray that you find a medication to help you restore your abilities. God bless u.
Right now I'm in a car and have something with me. And I'm like
man don't lose your mind today too
Woah, this sux Mr C! Very personal post too. My father started like that too, with all his siblings the very same year.
FYI, I had been looking up options about this and posted about it a little while ago. Maybe it may help Boet. Get some Ketone food into your brain!
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Sterkte with it all bud
thanks, uuuh, sorry forgot your name. :) (joke)
LOL, it's over there with your glasses.....
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appreciated.
Nice topic selection @fred703.. The human brain is the most public organ on the face of the earth, open to everything, sending out messages to everything. To be sure, it is hidden away in bone and conducts internal affairs in secrecy, but virtually all the business is the direct result of thinking that has already occurred in other minds.
Great article @fred703...
I think, It's much simpler to be tortured on camera or to be filmed losing our mind. Whereas a script that has characters who are honest, witty and genuine is often much harder to act.
Twenty years from now we will be more disappointed by the things that we didn't do than by the ones we did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in our sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
This is a very serious condition, but as a human, it happens to most of us, You won't believe I too had this problem of forgetting things, it was disastrous. It is because our mind play games with us, it does not allow us to focus on specific things, it's like an open monkey, who can't sit for a second, you should sit 5 to 10 minutes alone eliminating every sound near you. close your eyes and try to focus, try to focus on your mind, try to listen the inner you. it will heal this.
really great idea. Actually I find before I can do an article, I must have silence to organise my thoughts
yes you should try it mate!
Hope we all recovers our minds. According to this i should lose my mind.
:) As I was saying to another person, if I do lose my mind I won't know? therefore I should be okay. but the problem is when you do remember what you are doing, it is depressing. I can relate from my Dad who had an aneurism of the aorta and his blood pressure was very low causing him to hallucinate.
yes you should talk to your daughter and tell her the exact situation and problem, she is the best to help you sir.
If your daughter is a doctor then i think she is the perfect doctor for you. Daughter always loves her dad most in the world. You should follow her advice. Best of luck sir @fred703.
We knew most by reading the post. Very interesting
only my impressions
What about people who perceive things that aren't there? Are they receiving other frequencies? Would this be considered losing your mind or gaining more mind?
they say that the brain is the most complex organism in the universe. Interesting idea but to say that while we are still stuck on our little planet?
According to this. I should lose my mind too. Who knows I may become next Einstein or Mr. Bean
love it, great comment. I think I am Mr Bean
Thank you. Then you must be very friendly and funny. You should've made most people laugh even uttering a single word. Just by your simple actions
I also have this problem.I forger everything after sometime.Go to a good doctor for chcek up your problem sir.
I never want to lose my mind. Your post is so beneficial.
My uncle is suffering from a case like you say, he is a very easy to forget something, even something he just heard he can forget about it, maybe this case is the same as you experience. But we also have not got the solution.
Thanks @fred703
#. Really amazing post, I love it, got inspiration from you to start my journey.@fred703
Nice topic, i have also the same problem that i am also feeling that i am also thinking about that i may have lost my mind. The omega 3 containing foods you told and mentioned in the blog are really a great help for us. thanks for sharing.
Wonderful article.... You are a very good writer.....
Thanks for sharing @fred703.....
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Really excellent topic my dear friend
very good material, the human brain is a great machine that fits perfectly and fits neatly all the information you can process .. congratulations for your post.
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Too much Sugar and bread!!
You brain is insulin resistant!
Your daughter and all doctors will put you on Medication! Save your brain stop killing it with SUGARS! Try it for one week!
very true, am cutting down drastically.
You should care yourself, the situations you told us are not good for you in any way.