sTeaLth 234 Posted October 26 I've never struggled with this particular fear before but the last few weeks I have been under a lot of stress and not been sleeping well. I am fairly certain that is all this is but there have been a few times where I forgot what I was about to say or didn't remember something I just said, therefore repeating myself. I think in both cases I have been distracted and focusing on more than one thing at a time. Still, it is a bit disconcerting. I am 38, so the likelihood of anything sinister is very low, but I can't shake the feeling something may be wrong. As with most anxiety things. 😕 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 182 Posted October 26 2 hours ago, sTeaLth said: I've never struggled with this particular fear before but the last few weeks I have been under a lot of stress and not been sleeping well. I am fairly certain that is all this is but there have been a few times where I forgot what I was about to say or didn't remember something I just said, therefore repeating myself. I think in both cases I have been distracted and focusing on more than one thing at a time. Still, it is a bit disconcerting. I am 38, so the likelihood of anything sinister is very low, but I can't shake the feeling something may be wrong. As with most anxiety things. 😕 This is more common than you think. If you are anxious, you are hypervigilant and are subconsciously trying to remember too much at once. We take in more information, so naturally something out of the worry zone can get pushed aside. Even master multitaskers can only handle so much at once. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 234 Posted October 26 Honestly, I am not really that concerned as I have had this happen from time to time over the years and it comes down to a focus thing. If I am focused on something, I miss other things. Being super tired and stressed definitely makes it worse though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 182 Posted October 26 1 minute ago, sTeaLth said: Honestly, I am not really that concerned as I have had this happen from time to time over the years and it comes down to a focus thing. If I am focused on something, I miss other things. Being super tired and stressed definitely makes it worse though. Stress and fatigue will add to it because you will feel like you missed something, and then you worry about that. Something is going to slide. That is why we have to learn to close up the zone on what to worry about and let the other stuff go. It's taken a lot of work for me to do this, but it's working so far. We're all human lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 234 Posted October 27 This morning I went in to talk to my wife about my plans for the day. Plan: Mow, Fix Gate, Shower, Food, Store. I was planning to tell her something about some books I was looking at online, then decided not to and walked into the closet and said, "I'm going to shower". Meaning to go change to mow... and she was like "Did you just say you are showing"? I was like, "I meant change and mow, then fix the gate, then shower." For some reason this kind of thing, which I would normally ignore, is what bothers me as I notice it now. It was my default response to walking into my closet, which would be to shower probably, but I just said shower. Why I can't just ignore it and move on...I don't know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 182 Posted October 28 22 hours ago, sTeaLth said: This morning I went in to talk to my wife about my plans for the day. Plan: Mow, Fix Gate, Shower, Food, Store. I was planning to tell her something about some books I was looking at online, then decided not to and walked into the closet and said, "I'm going to shower". Meaning to go change to mow... and she was like "Did you just say you are showing"? I was like, "I meant change and mow, then fix the gate, then shower." For some reason this kind of thing, which I would normally ignore, is what bothers me as I notice it now. It was my default response to walking into my closet, which would be to shower probably, but I just said shower. Why I can't just ignore it and move on...I don't know. That's the hypervigilance and being mentally overloaded. The brain always runs faster than the physical body can. You have to slow down that brain CPU so that your body can catch up. You may even derealize (get spacey feelings), but that is a big issue with SAers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sTeaLth 234 Posted October 28 I’m believing I’m fine at this point. I had a good night of sleep. Woke up anxious but I can’t find any issues with remembering anything today. It’s been a normal day. I think stress let something normal freak me out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ironman 182 Posted October 28 3 hours ago, sTeaLth said: I’m believing I’m fine at this point. I had a good night of sleep. Woke up anxious but I can’t find any issues with remembering anything today. It’s been a normal day. I think stress let something normal freak me out. Stress causes anxiety....and the other way around too. You broke the cycle by getting rest! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
