Hi guys.
I'm at my wits end here. Basically i'm am
not able to remember what I have just
read. E.G. Say I am reading about 3
themes which make up a principle or idea,
by the time I get to the 2nd or 3rd theme
I will have forgotten not only what the
1st theme was about but also it's
name/heading.
My reason for posting this now (so late in
life) is that I have been battling with it
day to day for many years now. I have
spoken to doctors and mental doc's but to
no avail. I want to start a collage
course but god damm it this is getting in
the way.
This not only effects my reading/study but
also applies when listening to others.
It can sometimes come across that i'm not
interested. I'm pretty sure that this is
the reason I am at the level I am in my
current job.
I'm now 31 and this is a problem which as
plauged me my entire life. For example
when in school the teacher used to take up
all her teaching time on me by asking me
questions on the previous subject -
history as it happens. It felt like a
constant fight/struggle to her to extract
the answer from me. At times I got the
answer wrong but when I learned it I never
forgot it. For me it felt that there
was/is something wrong with me.
I'm really not a fan of tablets's and such
but i'm not ignorant to the idea of why
people take them.
Any, any direct feedback would be very
much appreicated. Even feedback on the
most appropriate foums to post on or where
I can find them would be a help.
T
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ebuckley
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 4
Short Term Memory Issue Posted: 04-05-06 22:37pm
T,
have you ever considered going to a speech
language pathologist? It sounds like you
may actually have a language processing
disorder. An slp would be able to teach
you different learning strategies to help
you retain information.
