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Losing things and memory problems

Billy87

Does anyone else have a problem with losing things? I am forever losing things, and I mean big things as well as little things. I have terrible memory loss where I always forget to pick things up and take them home and can never remember where I put things

In the last 2 months I have lost a laptop, my i phone and my ear buds as well as other things. Sometimes I just forget to pick things up but other times I have actual memory blanks where I have no memory of what I did with something, like the laptop. I put in the car when my wife picked me up but when we got home at the end of the day it wasnt there and I have no memory of what I did with it.

It all got better for a while but lately it has been the worst I have ever experienced in my life. Im kind of scared cos I dont know what Im going to lose next and I seem to have no way of controlling it. There doesnt seem to be anything I can do about it. Ive tried having boxes and places for things but it seems to happen most when I go out. Today I left my i phone and coat at 5 a side football

Has anyone else been through this and if so what helped? 

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  • I have always been forgetful. 

    My husband had to ring my phone after work as I did some chores then couldn't remember where I left it. I go upstairs for something and forget what by the time I get there.

    When I lived on my own in a one bed flat I spent a lot of time looking for things. I even found things in places I previously looked.  

    I try where possible to put things in the same place, so when I go to bed my glasses always go in the same place. If I go on holiday I have to decide where to put them.

    When I worked in the office I left my handbag many times in meeting rooms. Many times someone appeared with it When I had a work pass, before they went around your neck I had to get a clip to attach it otherwise I would go to the toilet then not be able to get back in the office.

    When I went on journeys on my own I often had 4 bags so I knew to  count 4 before moving on.

    I often lose my bearings in large car parks too if I haven't memorised a landmark.

    I think it is harder when you are out as you are not in your comfort zone.

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  • I have always been forgetful. 

    My husband had to ring my phone after work as I did some chores then couldn't remember where I left it. I go upstairs for something and forget what by the time I get there.

    When I lived on my own in a one bed flat I spent a lot of time looking for things. I even found things in places I previously looked.  

    I try where possible to put things in the same place, so when I go to bed my glasses always go in the same place. If I go on holiday I have to decide where to put them.

    When I worked in the office I left my handbag many times in meeting rooms. Many times someone appeared with it When I had a work pass, before they went around your neck I had to get a clip to attach it otherwise I would go to the toilet then not be able to get back in the office.

    When I went on journeys on my own I often had 4 bags so I knew to  count 4 before moving on.

    I often lose my bearings in large car parks too if I haven't memorised a landmark.

    I think it is harder when you are out as you are not in your comfort zone.

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