I forget medical info all the time. When was my last dentist visit? I dunno. Which kid had their tonsils out? What’s my blood type?
Wife asks “remember when I had strep last year?” No…
Has anyone in my house had COVID? I think so, but which one(s)?
I forget vacations we took, what states I’ve been to.
Terrible at remembering people that I’ve met even a bunch of times.
Horrible at work. I’m on top of what’s happening now, mostly, because I have notes, but what happened a year ago? Gosh.
It’s really frustrating living like this, but I don’t know how much might be my ADHD and how much is just me having a bad brain.
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Oh also, especially fun in context of ADHD and various psychiatric comorbidities:
Medical personnel: Do you ever experience [situation]?
Me: oh yes, all the time.
Medical personnel: Can you give an example?
My brain: (whiter noise)
Interview for a new job for which I am perfectly qualified: “Tell me about a time that you <something which I do at least weekly in my current position>”
My brain: (white noise)
This is the issue i have. I am totally qualified, 15+ yrs of experiwnce but cant remember the basic shit when asked. I dobt kbow what to do. Lost my job in Jan and have one maybe 2 montha left before im homeless. :(
Like yeah, I mean it sounded like a joke, but it’s really fucking serious. I’ve submitted nearly 1,000 resumes, have had maybe three or four interviews from that, and they’ve all been like kthanxbye.