Difficulties remembering :(
I've been having a lot of issues with my memory recently and I'm stuck as to why or a solution. I'm not the best at remembering things on a good day, but how things are now is making everything so much harder.
I'm not sure if it's just brain fog, or a depressive episode, dissociation, lack of sleep, anxiety or something else.
It's affecting everything but the main issue is that I'm forgetting my coping skills I need to use in the moment. Either I forget to use them at all, or I just can't remember what they are or what any of my plans say I've made with my therapist. And although I have those written down, I forget where i keep them.
And if I'm not using those skills, then I'm worried about a spiral about any time now. I keep forgetting to bring this up to my therapist. I forgot to ask on here until just now. I'm not very sure what to do, especially because I forget it's an issue until I remember I have forgotten something. It's frustrating.
I keep forgetting about how I'm struggling currently, because by the end of the week I can't remember any of the feelings I've had for any of the previous days. And it's confusing. Am I really struggling if I can't even remember it? It means when I see my therapist, I can't remember things to bring up with her, and then I go home and remember and feel so frustrated and the problem stays.
How do I not forget so much right now
I can imagine how frustrated you feel. That happens to me from time to time. What if you put down all your notes in your phone’s “note” app? I feel like a phone is hard to lose or forget where you have it since we all use it constantly. Maybe make a routine to look at your notes every morning/day/or night so that you’re able to remember what to tell your therapist. I hope this helps!