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Am I going mad?

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SundayGirlB · 05/07/2019 11:41

Happily left my house for my class starting at 11 today...only to arrive and remember that it started at 10 and had just finished. They all looked at me like I was mad. I'd already been to three classes! I had to leave pronto - I was so embarrassed. My son is 7 weeks old and I had the most sleep I've had since he was born last night so I can't even put it down to sleep deprivation.

Share your stories make me feel better!

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Mylittlepony374 · 05/07/2019 11:45

In the midst of newborn sleep deprivation I once washed my car keys. Put them in the washing machine. Just they keys, nothing else, put washing tablet & softener in. On. Didn't even realise I'd done it until I went to leave the house later. The noise of the keys washing didn't even trigger a "what's that noise"....

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SundayGirlB · 05/07/2019 11:48

Glad I'm not the only one. Keep thinking I'm doing well only to go and do stuff like this!!!

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Milicentbystander72 · 05/07/2019 11:50

Yep. I frequently used to leave the house and return to find I'd left the front door wide open. Sometimes the postman would just quietly leave the mail inside the door 😳. Luckily I live in a fairly nice neighbourhood and nothing happened.

I also used to have 'hand amnesia'. This would happen when I would pick up things I needed to go out (purse, phone, keys etc) and the moment it was in my hand my brain would mentally tick it off and then I would promptly just put it down again and leave without it.

You'll get back to human soon OP x

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Mylittlepony374 · 05/07/2019 11:57

"Hand amnesia" that is brilliant. Perfectly describes it. I too had hand amnesia.

Yogurtcoveredricecake · 05/07/2019 17:05

Loads! - Orange juice in tea instead of milk, sandwich in the bin instead of the fridge. My favourite is actually my Husband's - he went upstairs to change DS's nappy. Forgot to take DS with him.

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