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Fuck, I recently had Covid and I've been having trouble recalling things. Every other day or so I'll spend 5-10 seconds remembering the name of something. It's

Fuck, I recently had Covid and I've been having trouble recalling things. Every other day or so I'll spend 5-10 seconds remembering the name of something. It's possible this happened before I got Covid, though... I don't remember!

thadk 2y ago
Oof, maybe see if you can budge word, etc retrieval with ventilating/monitoring CO2, intentional breath, and by trying different hydration electrolyte balances.
goochphd 2y ago
This happened to me following a concussion. I worked with a therapist who suggested a "game" that could help my word recall. Every night before sleeping, pick a category and try to name an example from the category for each letter of the alphabet. Choose a different category every night so you're always challenging yourself. Of course there's no substitute for working with a PT who specializes in post TBI recovery. I've gained a lot of my recall back (though not at 100%).
- profsummergig 2y ago
  > name an example from the category Do you mean synonyms, or something else? Can you give an example of a category and A, B, C please? Thanks.
  - goochphd 2y ago
    Yeah for sure. So say your category is "fruits and vegetables". You might say Avocado, Banana, Celery, etc. The goal is to challenge yourself, and it's more of a stretch than you'd think (but a good exercise). Or at least, it was a stretch for me especially at the beginning
    - profsummergig 2y ago
      Thanks. I seem to remember an article, about someone very accomplished, where they described their "sleep meditation"; it was something very similar.
      - MobileVet 2y ago
        Yea, I Just read that last week… of course I can’t find it now on my phone. I have been using it all week. It concentrates the mind but on random things.. which helps with boredom and sleep. It also avoids spiraling down on a single topic which typically makes sleep harder. They suggested not only thinking the word but also visualizing it. I have found it fairly effective this week
danielheath 2y ago
I found an extended period of rest was necessary before this symptom improved for me - but I’m >95% recovered now. Hard to say whether the rest was actually necessary, but there’s reasonable evidence that it can help.
BaculumMeumEst 2y ago
Wait, no, false alarm. I remember this happened before COVID. The first thing I remember having trouble remembering was the name of the game "Signalis". That was like a year ago. I'm mid thirties. So it's not COVID, I'm just demented. What a relief!! I should play Signalis again...
- 93n 2y ago
  Late 20s, same thing. I am constantly forgetting words for things, but can visualize what it's describing in my head.
  - BaculumMeumEst 2y ago
    My wife says the same for her. I think we all just have stressful jobs and are cramming tons of information into our brains. Something's gotta give!

thadk 2y ago

Oof, maybe see if you can budge word, etc retrieval with ventilating/monitoring CO2, intentional breath, and by trying different hydration electrolyte balances.

goochphd 2y ago

This happened to me following a concussion. I worked with a therapist who suggested a "game" that could help my word recall. Every night before sleeping, pick a category and try to name an example from the category for each letter of the alphabet. Choose a different category every night so you're always challenging yourself. Of course there's no substitute for working with a PT who specializes in post TBI recovery. I've gained a lot of my recall back (though not at 100%).

profsummergig 2y ago
> name an example from the category Do you mean synonyms, or something else? Can you give an example of a category and A, B, C please? Thanks.
- goochphd 2y ago
  Yeah for sure. So say your category is "fruits and vegetables". You might say Avocado, Banana, Celery, etc. The goal is to challenge yourself, and it's more of a stretch than you'd think (but a good exercise). Or at least, it was a stretch for me especially at the beginning
  - profsummergig 2y ago
    Thanks. I seem to remember an article, about someone very accomplished, where they described their "sleep meditation"; it was something very similar.
    - MobileVet 2y ago
      Yea, I Just read that last week… of course I can’t find it now on my phone. I have been using it all week. It concentrates the mind but on random things.. which helps with boredom and sleep. It also avoids spiraling down on a single topic which typically makes sleep harder. They suggested not only thinking the word but also visualizing it. I have found it fairly effective this week

danielheath 2y ago

I found an extended period of rest was necessary before this symptom improved for me - but I’m >95% recovered now. Hard to say whether the rest was actually necessary, but there’s reasonable evidence that it can help.

BaculumMeumEst 2y ago

Wait, no, false alarm. I remember this happened before COVID. The first thing I remember having trouble remembering was the name of the game "Signalis". That was like a year ago. I'm mid thirties. So it's not COVID, I'm just demented. What a relief!! I should play Signalis again...

93n 2y ago
Late 20s, same thing. I am constantly forgetting words for things, but can visualize what it's describing in my head.
- BaculumMeumEst 2y ago
  My wife says the same for her. I think we all just have stressful jobs and are cramming tons of information into our brains. Something's gotta give!