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THINK!!
by skarey, Mar 30, 2009 05:23AM
OMG!! I feel like I am losing my marbles!! Seriously! From the moment I woke up this morning I've been so out of it! I feel like I am aimlessly wandering around the house. My head feels like it is full of cotton, and my brain is numb. Kinda light, and spacey. I can not focus on anything, and am so forgetful. It is horrible. Weird cause just yesterday I felt fine "brain wise" What can cause the come and go brain fog? And any ideas on how to to keep my thoughts together? I really worry about this symtpom when it hits hard cause I literally can not think. I think my family thinks I'm crazy! I keep misplacing stuff, forgetting conversations, and wander around not knowing what I am doing.
When I told my Rheum about this problem, he asked if it is stress caused or related. I know that stress can cause mental issues as well, but not like this! This is a whole different story. Do other's experience this often too? Gosh, I wish those labs would get back so I can hopefully have and answer!!
When I told my Rheum about this problem, he asked if it is stress caused or related. I know that stress can cause mental issues as well, but not like this! This is a whole different story. Do other's experience this often too? Gosh, I wish those labs would get back so I can hopefully have and answer!!
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I was more of a 'zombie ' during my first year of 'flares' , some day's scared to move incase I caused something to 'happen ' to my body - that was a crazy time for me. I had never heard of Lyme / fibro, or any of these type of illnessess.
I didn't have the internet then either, and needless to say my G.P. was NO help
Maybe you are 'over loading' - you have something going on in your body - your family know you aren't mad - I made the mistake of thinking I could carry-on as normal - but with this 'stuff' going on - of course I couldn't. which only led to more frustration and anger - pain - anxiety - fatigue. Go easy on yourself that's my advice, take each day as it comes. I go on about relaxing only because it is the one thing that has helped me so far - it isn't a cure but when the body is tense/stressed the natural healing process can not do it's job. - I know it isn't stress causing 'brain fog' it's whatever this thing is ?
Best Wishes
i think worrying makes it all the more worse. even before i got bit by this tick and contracted lyme disease, i worried a bit about my memory. but it was here and there... NOT everywhere.
Like Cindy 903, I too used to worry when I would forget why I opened a cupboard or walked down the hall. Now that my brain only fritzes out once in a while, I just shrug and figure if it was important, I'll remember later ... but of course I have also set up little systems to keep me from doing really stupid stuff. When I go to bed at night, I have a little list next to the bed of appointments and obligations for the next day, because if I get fog-bound overnight, I can go through a whole day and not remember that I forgot something, or just roll over and go back to sleep when I'm supposed to go somewhere.
I look back at my daily calendars from several years ago before I got Lyme+, and where did I get all that energy and time??? I couldn't do it now, but I am getting over the idea that I should be sad about it: you can only do what you can do, and a good night's sleep is a lot more important that most things in daily life.
Try not to beat yourself up, set up little reminder systems for the important stuff, and let the rest go. When I am feeling well, when the meds are on board, my brain boots up nicely like the old days -- which is nice to know. Will I ever go back to being the maniac I used to be, running around everywhere all the time? I doubt it. And that's just fine. :)
Hang in there --