There are a few things I am not able to do.

[DareBEyeSane]

When my mom started exhibiting signs of Alzheimer's it took a while for me to understand there were just some things that she excelled at previously but that she simply could not do anymore. It took me a couple of months to come to terms with that but once I did, it got easier to communicate with her. I am now in a similar boat; there are simply some things I just cannot do. Like sticking to one thing until it's complete. I have to do 10 or more things in the middle of that one thing I'm trying to complete. It's difficult sometimes being me. I get so frustrated at myself for losing things, forgetting where I put my keys when I just had them in my hand not 5 seconds before, or just losing track of whatever it was I was thinking about getting done then it doesn't get done. I just boil over and sometimes just hit myself in the face a few times as punishment. That is so weird, it' s like, "I'll show you, you stupid girl. You will pay attention and not forget such important things ever again", then WHAM!.... It's sort of like a release tho'. I usually cry, and I usually find or correct whatever it was. And the beat goes on.............

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Hi I am sorry you haven't had a reply yet but that could be because others like me don't have experience of dementia. You might find more help on a dementia site.

Try and remember it's not your fault so don't punish yourself though I know it must be very frustrating not to remember things. I wish you all the best.

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Hello, your forgetting is comparable with my attention deficit. I've hit my myself before out of sheer frustration. It always hurt and I felt really stupid afterwards. I can understand though why you may use it as a reset button. Glad it works for you and I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has done so.