We all suffer little short term memory glitches or as I like to term the phenomenon, ‘Brain Farts’ from time to time.
Lethologica describes the sudden inability to recall and summon the correct word for something; ‘Hey, look at Dave sitting on that.....er.....um....(???!!!)
Lethonomia on the other hand denotes the sudden inability to recall a correct name; ‘Hey, how are you doing ..... er.....Sarah? No....Jane? Mildred?
With the above in mind (or possibly forgotten already) - what was the most recent, or if you can remember it, the most embarrassing brain fart you can ever recall making/suffering?
Remember, we’re all very kind in here and neither I, nor anyone else here will laugh at your forgetful shame...... (  ) |
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I suffer with nominal aphasia (word retrieval failures which means sometimes I cannot express the words I want to say (particularly nouns and verbs). It's a symptom of B12 deficiency and extremely common although doctors don't test for it routinely.
I used to be acutely stressed about not being able to articulate properly or remember words like ladder (having to describe it instead) and thinking I was stupid, but actually, that's not the case.
There's have been plenty of embarrassing moments though - I just can't remember them 
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"My short term memory is totally fucked. And my short term memory is totally fucked too
 
I hear you; My short term.....chair leg?....is fucked to  "
I had one of those.....
But the leg dropped off!!
Umm......
What were you talking about?? |
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I'm terrible with names, especially when attending a new placements of work trying to remember all service users names, it's caused a couple embarrassing yet funny conversations  |
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"I've always found names challenging. A group meeting with a load of new people is my idea of hell. They introduce themselves, I hear blahblahblah, instantly forgotten.
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That’s called boring bloody people syndrome I think..... |
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"I suffer with nominal aphasia (word retrieval failures which means sometimes I cannot express the words I want to say (particularly nouns and verbs). It's a symptom of B12 deficiency and extremely common although doctors don't test for it routinely.
I used to be acutely stressed about not being able to articulate properly or remember words like ladder (having to describe it instead) and thinking I was stupid, but actually, that's not the case.
There's have been plenty of embarrassing moments though - I just can't remember them
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I’m very sorry to hear that x I must confess I’d not previously read up on the vitamin link. A fascinating phenomena though. |
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"I used to pride myself on my very scrupulous memory and attention to detail. At some point after turning 25, that all went out the window. "
We’re often told that our brain cells cease to renew as quickly after a certain young age.
After this age....it’s all down hill  |
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"My short term memory is totally fucked. And my short term memory is totally fucked too
I hear you; My short term.....chair leg?....is fucked to
I had one of those.....
But the leg dropped off!!
Umm......
What were you talking about?? "
I was talking?  |
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"I'm terrible with names, especially when attending a new placements of work trying to remember all service users names, it's caused a couple embarrassing yet funny conversations "
I must admit that I’ve forgotten a good few in my time and always at the most inopportune moments.
As a result, I have had to try and steer the conversation around actually referring to the person by their (utterly forgotten!) name.
I’ve made quite an art of it in fact |
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I forget who people are i used to go thru town with people coming up to me almost every week askimg how im doing hows family bla bla bla iv not a clue to this day who they were for all i know could have been just the same person every week if this was buffy world many people would be invisible |
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I'm constantly forgetting the names of things especially the toaster (or 'the thing which makes bread brown'). Opening a cupboard or walking into a room and forgetting why I've just done that. Losing my train of thought in the middle of a sentence.
Shit happens ... I just don't know why  |
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I often forget names of actors and actresses - despite the fact that I know them well under normal circumstances.
I actually forgot Pierce Brosnan’s name the other day whilst trying to describe a film he was in (Dante’s Peak) to someone and ended up referring to him as the guy who used to play James Bond and had a bloody awful singing voice in Mama Mia |
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A few years ago i was in a shop and a woman asked me to enter a competition as she was filling the form out she asked me my address. I couldnt remember it the harder i tried the more flustered i got i just couldnt remember it.
I take a lot of medication and my brain is like fog most of the time and when im tired its worse |
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"I suffer with nominal aphasia (word retrieval failures which means sometimes I cannot express the words I want to say (particularly nouns and verbs). It's a symptom of B12 deficiency and extremely common although doctors don't test for it routinely.
I used to be acutely stressed about not being able to articulate properly or remember words like ladder (having to describe it instead) and thinking I was stupid, but actually, that's not the case.
There's have been plenty of embarrassing moments though - I just can't remember them
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I didn't know there was a name for it. Good tip about the vitamin deficiency. |
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