I’ll start off by saying I’m 35 and I have a 5 year old son who is on the autism pathway for a diagnosis. He’s very smart but also hugely hard work and very demanding.
I’ve been struggling with my mental health for years, currently waiting an ADHD diagnosis but also have PMDD and GAD.
I’m scared because I’m forgetting words all the time, I have also been waking in the night and not known where I am or who is laying beside me (my DP) until it comes back after a few panicked seconds.
I have recently parked somewhere a few times and can’t remember where the car is. Then I get that panicky feeling again and it comes back to me a few seconds later.
The latest one is that I thought my toothbrush was a different colour so spent ages searching for it, but then my DP said it’s the one already in the holder, you’ve been using it for months, I didn’t recognise it at all and thought a guest had left it! I used to have a toothbrush the colour I was looking for though.
One more frightening thing is looking in the mirror and obviously recognising myself but not at the same time, feeling like I look different in some way but can’t work out what it is.
Should I be worried? I’ve had a lot of fatigue lately too. I have called my (GP for blood test but still waiting to hear back (on two week waiting list for non urgent appointments).