Well, it looks like you are also having problems with your short-term memory. Welcome to my club. And, be sure that you and I are not the only ones having issues with our memory. Thankfully, I have had that problem for a while and have learned some tricks along the way that have helped. Logically, I think they can help you, also.
If you have been researching this topic for a while already then you've probably heard people mention that the brain is like a muscle. Well, when I was growing up that was usually considered to be something of an insult. I guess it was said more about jocks, or athletes, as a way of insulting their intelligence by implying that they had more muscle between your ears then brain.
Well, I know that none of us have muscle between our years but just between you and me I used to feel that way sometimes. The frustration of dealing with my poor short term memory drove me crazy.
I really was blessed in that I've never really had that problem which is frequently mentioned on the Internet about misplacing keys and wallets. Maybe it's a male thing, one of the blessings of being a male maybe, but when I wear pants they always have pockets and that's where my keys and wallet go. If I have pants on then my keys and wallet are with me. It's that simple.
Nevertheless I had ongoing memory problems and I knew it. Complex instructions given to me as a part of running my business seem to be almost impossible at times to grasp. By the time I got to the end of considering eventualities I had forgotten the first part of our discussion. It was really frustrating.
I am not sure exactly why I started to have so much trouble with my short term memory. I suspect that it probably had to do with a lot of it if stress in my life but may have also included just a little bit of getting older, also. No matter the cause I knew that I had to make changes in order to help my short term memory.
One of the tricks that I picked up quickly would probably help you as well. Now since I am not a physician I really cannot comment on whether this would help someone with a brain injury but the following trick has helped me and I suspect it would help you, also.
This is a quick and easy trick but it's also very effective. I simply take a photograph from our family photo album and study it for a few minutes. After a few minutes I set it aside and then write out as many details as I can remember about the photograph. Occasionally I use black and white pictures, yes I am that old, but color pictures can add an additional challenge as we try to remember not only specific details but also colors. To expand this trick as your memory gets better simply lessen the time during which you allow yourself to study the photograph. Works like a charm. Hope you have fun with it.
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