Depression and low self esteem

[Magpieontour]

I have suffered from depression, low self esteem, anxiety and bad sleep for 10 to 15 years. This has got so bad I am now wondering if I have dementia as I am getting very forgetful and even forgetting friend's names at times. I am being tested for this and really want to know if this is all interconnected with my mental health problems. I have tried anti-depressants, CBT ands am now getting to my wits end. If I could string 3 to 4 nights of good sleep together, that might make me feel better about myself and make me feel able to deal with life again.

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My sister forgets things all the time and she feels a little like this. I have a great memory, so something else is wrong because I only have a little short term memory loss

[CatK1991]

I have suffered similar problems, have had insomnia from a very young age and nothing seems to help, I am now starting CBT to see if this will help, I went through a few years of my memory being the worst, forgetting birthdays, friends names and many other things to the point of being so worried it could be something more serious, however I have started a new job which is very multi-task orientated and have found that, although my sleep problems still persist, my memory is alot better and it seemed to be the case that I wasnt challenging my brain enough or stimulating it, even doing sudokus every day or brain games to help, it might be a case of needing something a bit more stimulating to keep your brain active for a longer period of time, i'm by no means suggesting a new job or anything that drastic but if you have a bit of time now and then trying to test your brain a bit, it may not make major differences straight away but hopefully it might help with your memory over time

[themagicattic]

Hi, Magpieontour.

This may work.

Get on the Web and find your nearest yoga class. Disclose your condition to the teacher on the phone. You may also get one free lesson as a starter.

It's all in the breathing.

Go well.

Yours sincerely,

R

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Have they told you what is causing your problems.

I went through tests over five weeks for dementia and also various scans etc. Mine was not related to Dementia, it is all down to a Congenital Short Term Memory Disorder, and a shortage of blood supply to the brain, caused by the arteries in the neck. I would suffer dizzy spells when temperatures changed, were different caused by temperature changes. I would fall down, get dizzy etc and hurt myself. Mind I am sixty nine,

BOB