Seem to be having blank episodes in my memory...

[MrsMerryHenry]

It seems like such a small thing - I put something down and then forget where I've put it. I know it happens to everyone but you can usually retrace your steps and work out where the thing can be, right? Well I've been having these episodes lately where I am looking for something which I had just moments beforehand, and I have absolutely no recollection of putting it down. It's as if that part of my memory has been completely erased. Then all I can do is search and search, until I eventually find it in a random place that I wouldn't normally put it - and still I have no recollection of having put it there.

Has anyone else had this before? I wasn't worried about it until today and now I'm starting to wonder if it's normal.

Are you particularly busy or distracted at the moment?

I find if I have a lot on and am constantly running through stuff in my head I do things without noticing.

I have had this now and again, over the past year. Your post resonnates with my expereinces of this. When it happens it really is like a blank. Before, when i would forget something, when i found it again, i'd remember doing it. This feel quite different. Like it's 'gone' and i can't relate to that memory.

How old are you?

Hmm...well, I'm always under pressure and excessively busy...so that could be a reason! Would be great if that were it! When it happens to you do you also have a complete blank about where your stuff could be?

I'm just a sprightly 34! I eat pretty healthily, though now I'm thinking I should spend good money on some really top quality supplements like fish oils - funny, I did this throughout pregnancy spent ridiculous sums to benefit my baby but when I'm the only beneficiary it never occurs to me. Oh, the life of a mother!

Actually I should probably sleep more as well...

i do, i am totally blank, like i can't 'find' the memory. Funny, i was thinking myslef recently, god this is weird, now you have posted about a similar thing. I am nearly 40 and wondered if it was hormonal, as i was thinking the other month i had some night sweats etc...

It's rather uncomfortable, isn't it? You wonder what on earth you've been getting up to without knowing! Thankfully my blanks are only a few seconds long so can't be up to that much!

could be age , could be extreme busy-ness and stress. If it's just things you are putting down and not finding again, I wouldn't fret about it.

I have been getting it a bit recently - yesterday for e.g. I took the peg off DS's porridge bag and I STILL HAVE NO IDEA where I put it! couldnt find it after, anywhere! And all I was doing was making his porridge, so it's not like I went anywhere much - No clue where it is.

If you are really worried about it though, mention it next time you see your GP. I think it is probably normal-ish, but it could be something - see what your GP thinks if you need reassurance.

Or, just eat more chocolate! and drink more wine and then you won't care...

Do you drink much Mrs Henry? I don't mean you lose your memory when you are drunk (though I often do). Its just if you drink, it can kill off some of your brain cells and sometimes this affects your memory.

Thats what I blame my blank episodes on . That and having babies, they take some of your memory cells you know and you never get them back.

Greedy blighters.

OMG do you mean vodka in the mornings isn't good for the brain?

No actually I'm very abstemious when it comes to booze - no more than 3 units a week, I reckon.

As for chocolate...hmmm, thumbelf I'm beginning to suspect that you ought to retrain as a Women's Health Doctor!

Mince - hope your night sweats don't last!

She should be on the other thread I'm on about smelly armpits !