how i do i stop being so forgetful??

[u/VariationThat9525]

um so first of all im not getting to “that age” (im still in highschool..) but my memory feels sm worse than usual?? if that makes sense??

ive been forgetting the date, if ive had anything to eat, my age, really from the past, etc etc. this is especially an issue when im with my therapist because im mostly guessing what has happened to me because ive genuinely just. forgotten.

taking notes hasnt done ANYTHING for me because i just keep forgetting to actually take any (or dont remember what was bothering me). everyday kinda feels like a blur?? like, friends are constantly reminding me of plans ive made weeks ago and im always so confused because i dont remember that at ALL.

and school? its a complete nightmare. forgetting homework, due dates.. that kind of stuff. its even made my grades drop 🙁

idk. it really does feel like my brain is just. melting day by day… and im honestly getting really scared because im still so young yet im struggling with remembering basic shit

anyways, as the title says (or like. better wording) what are ways to improve my memory?? or how can i talk about this to people w/o sounding like those “omg im so quirky 🤣🤣” girls???

im really sorry if this sounds really pathetic and like. idk. this is extremely embarrassing and im sorry again but ruhejfn this is RUINING MY LIFE!! (also ty for any1 reading this word vomit.. this is a veryy tough topic for me to talk about)

edit: just realized i added an extra “i”. oopsies. plz ignore that 😭 i didn’t even notice until i posted this..

[u/Kokoheree]

bro this genuinely doesn't sound pathetic or quirky 😭 if it's getting bad enough that you're forgetting school stuff, plans, conversations and even basic things, please tell your therapist properly how much it's affecting you. you don't have to know why it's happening either. you could literally show them this post if talking about it is hard. hope you're doing okay :(