Am I losing my marbles

[Catniss]

I have been recently signed off work with stress related illness. This is the first time I have been off for stress, but, I was off a few months last year with depression.

Things seem to have been getting worse for a few weeks and things came to a head on Friday and DH made me see the doctor who immediately signed me off.

The doctor given me zopiclone to help me try and get some decent sleep, I have yet to take anny, BUT, the one thing that is worrying me is my memory, I have never had episodes like this.
I now find myself forgetting things that are trivial and things that are quite important, ie appointments etc.

I have just been sat deliberating as to whether I have had something to eat or not today and I honestly can't remember, I don't really want to ask the DC I know DH will ask me what I've eaten when he gets in from work, as he knows I am forgetting and due to health issues keep blacking out so he needs to know if I've eaten, if I say no or I can't remember he just simply makes me something.

Am I losing my marbles?

I think it's probably your brain trying to take a rest, after being overloaded with stress. I am naturally like this and there is always something I have lost, I sometimes forget meds , and it is definitely worse when I am stressed. So don't worry, take the meds and see how you get on, and make yourself lists and tick things off. (My to-do list always started with 'eat breakfast' cos that is something I always do! so I could tick something off! but those lists were more for motivation)

It's very normal.
As SilverPCat says - write lists. Keep a calendar up to date. It helps stop you worrying about what you are forgetting. It does improve.

Yes v normal sweetie. Post it notes are your friends. If I don't write it down, it aint happenin / I have no idea if it happened in the first place!

Thank you all, I am going to have a mooch into town tomorrow, just to get some fresh air and get myself a little notebook that I can carry round.

It's not a nice feeling though when I can't remember what I did 24 before. When I mention not being able to remember, some people automatically assume I've been drinking.