memory loss due to depression

[gigimich]

has anyone ever had problems with memory loss when it comes to depression? i feel like im losing my memory. today, i was talking to a very good friend and i forgot her name for like 5 seconds. (i drew an entire blank. i only knew her name started with a J) i had a CT scan just about 3 months ago due to other reasons and they said everything was fine so i cant imagine something developed to quickly or if its just my depression and it will get better as i do...

[klynnsky]

I completely understand that! It has been happening to me more progressively this semester. I keep forgetting what I've even done during the week/weekend and it all feels like a blue. I watched a video on anxiety and brain fog and the guy said that it's normal to experience memory loss when you're chronically stressed. My anxiety has gotten a little better than last year but I am not struggling with some depression so I think that has just overwhelmed me mentally to the point where my mind is trying to compensate and struggling to remember. You're not alone! And I think with time and as your anxiety gets better it will slowly return back!

[gigimich in reply to klynnsky]

Thank you for responding 🖤 I’m going to begin looking up some videos as well to see if I can find some good information

[bonkers65]

I have been having memory problems lately too but I think it is maybe from getting old, I'm 67

[Agora1]

Hi gigimich, it happens dear. Sometimes medications can cause a delayed response

to our memory but more than likely it's because of our anxiety that we forget from time

to time. After all, our mind is going a mile a minute. xx