Hi, I have issues with poor working memory. I can see/ read/hear something and a minute later I have forgotten it. In day to day life, it doesn’t really matter- it frustrates me, but I get by. However, it’s causing significant problems at work in following sequences to access a new computer program we are using.
I’ve watched someone about twenty times complete the process, but I can’t remember what to do when it’s my turn....it’s like I’m looking at information I have never seen before even though I’ve just watched someone complete the same process. I’ve tried writing a step by step list of instructions and and have visuals, but the problem is I look at the instruction/ visual one by one and then by the time I look at the screen to complete that one specific step, I've forgotten. It’s literally seconds. I think it’s harder also because the information I need to remember is so abstract- a series of clicks with a mouse. If someone stands by me and tells me what to press I can complete the instructions, so maybe working memory and problems with visual processing, I don’t know.
Do I just accept that this is part of my difficulties, and let someone else complete the process- they can do- or do I persevere? I find it frustrating that no matter how hard I try to remember, I can’t.
