Memory loss

[Happyskies]

Hi everyone,

As always, thanks for your support and advice. It’s over (detail removed by Moderator) years ago now and I’m in a safe and nice life.

I’m doing much better after EMDR for PTSD.

However, I’m really struggling with my memory and my intelligence. I’m really so much more stupid than before! I struggle to remember things, work things out, and i know i was more intelligent before. It’s really distressing and a constant reminder. Fi used to be really proud of my intelligence. I wonder, after some online searching, whether i have tbi.

Does anyone know if there’s something I can do to work on my memory levels and how to develop my intelligence?

[KIP.]

This is happening to me too. It’s been several years and in the beginning it was huge gaps in my memory of the abuse. Then slowly I began piecing the lost memories together but now I find I can’t concentrate to read a book and my memory is so poor. I do believe it’s the trauma that’s caused it and I’m thinking of seeing my therapist again for advice. At first I thought I had dementia but the GP assured me it was trauma and assumed it would get better which it did initially but I seemed to have reached a plateau.

[KIP.]

Stress makes it a lot worse so I do mindfulness x

[Happyskies]

Thanks both. Yes, it’s worse when I’m stressed. If i find any info on how to improve it I’ll post it here.

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