What do i do to stop forgetting things?

Question

I am not looking for something like calander reminder or notes but i am talking about, ever since i were a school student i always ended up forgetting many things that ended me up getting bad marks in my exam... thats not the only thing

i used to play basketball and i was an amazing basketball player but i never could remember the strategy and end up messing up the hole team play.

I am a smart person. i deal with manythings, if there is any plan to be made i am the one who does it because i am good at making plans.

the things i forget are stuff like procidures or tasks that i did a day before or i would forget what i told some one something like an hour ago. i forget what i ate.

sometimes i go to the store to by things and i end up being in the store forgetting what i went there for.

sometimes i open a discussion with someone and i end up forgetting my point of the discussion.

Its Anoying me! sometimes i forget what word to use in a sentense!

I got this amazing job, but the problem is that there are alot of procidures in it, i am awair of my forgetting problems but i thought maybe if i worked it will just go away. i thought i forgot things that were not important to me and my job is important to me because i like to co-workers and my boss and i like the money i get from it.

Today i was asked what i did today and i told them only 3 things but i could'nt remember what else i did even though i did alot of work that took me about 7 hours to complete, work after work.

I dont want to lose my job because of this, i am in probation at work and if in 3 months i dont get my self together they have all rights to fire me even though they will hate doing it since all my clients like me to be there for them.

co-workers are good friends as well but business is business and if firing me to get some one that wont forget will get the business going better then thats what they will do.

i been working there for 3 weeks. and my job as a customer service representative (CSR) with a sallery of 1220 USD is something i dont want to lose.

i send papers to the accountant and i forget which paper i gave her so i go back to calling her to make sure what paper i sent her... sometimse i do work other way round because i forget.

i been forgetting things ever since i was little. and now i realize that it is a big problem and my uncle told me once that this is a big problem but i never listened. even my elder brother told me i got a problem with forgetting... i once forgot my passport and i reached the airport with out it so i had to go back home to get it and rush back to the airport.

What can i do? i dont want to forget things.. and i live in Kuwait and there is no good psychologists here for therapy or what ever because i already searched.

so any idea on what i can do? i wanna be normal... what a shame a person like me to be a type of person to have a problem that could distroy my personality and reputation.

Thanks,

Michael

Answer 1

I had a head injury and as a result have a short term memory.  Get organized with your notes and learn to word associate.  As far as your reputation goes i don't think you are going to be too slammed for a poor memory.  Mybe you had a head injury that seemed minor at the time but did some damage.  Look into it

Answer 2

i think the best thing you can do at this time ( until you can take a memory class or see a therapist) is to start writing everything down.

when you have done those things, check them off. Review the list several times a day.

when you have things that are due to other people, put them in BIG letters, and be sure to do them, then check them off.

that's a start.

Answer 3

I have this problem sometimes and I think it is down to stress and are mental attitude. Mine is with maths, when I was in school I could mostly do the maths in the lessons but the next day I would have to relearn it all over again. It can be down to a persons confidence and their mental attitude, I found that when I gained confidence is maths I started being able to remember it more. I think that you need to start building up your confidence with your work, I am sure you are very good, maybe talk to your boss about how you love your job but are having problems with your memory at the moment and that you are going to keep notes of the things they tell you to do you can carry it around in your pocket, I also write lists, I have lists all over the house (although sometimes I forget I have the lists!) I put them up on doors and out to the shops etc. Also maybe look at your diet, eating healthy can improve more concentration.

If it keeps happening talk to your GP

Hope this helps xxxx :-)