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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Huh. Maybe I’m on that spectrum. I barely remember anything from before I was 20 and as I said up top I have some really big gaps after that too.
I wonder how you would find out for sure.
I’m not sure how well known or studied it is. Trauma can also cause gaps in memory.
Well, thank you very much for pointing this out.
I did a little more digging and found a research study FAQ
Not sure how up to date that is.