I hate to give in to this problem. I realize I am 67 years old and it's probably "natural" to forget names but it makes me so crazy when EVERYONE seems to know me by name, even after several years have passed since we saw each other.
We moved to the next town in 2014 and I constantly run into people I knew very well after working in the bank for 28 years. Small town, you eventually know everyone. I can't count the times I have heard someone call my name across a parking lot or in a store and I have this shadow of recognition but just can't think of their names. So I just act like I know them and avoid any sentences that require a name. Some of these folks are older than me! And so many people look alike to me which really confuses the issue.
Happened again today. And this was a woman who also has MS. When she asked me how my MS was I kind of sparked a little, but then I couldn't put my MS feelings into words. Sometimes people will ask about my symptoms, and I can't remember what they are. I have to have a written list for the doctors.
Anyway, just a little vent. Feeling a little lost and ashamed.
We moved to the next town in 2014 and I constantly run into people I knew very well after working in the bank for 28 years. Small town, you eventually know everyone. I can't count the times I have heard someone call my name across a parking lot or in a store and I have this shadow of recognition but just can't think of their names. So I just act like I know them and avoid any sentences that require a name. Some of these folks are older than me! And so many people look alike to me which really confuses the issue.
Happened again today. And this was a woman who also has MS. When she asked me how my MS was I kind of sparked a little, but then I couldn't put my MS feelings into words. Sometimes people will ask about my symptoms, and I can't remember what they are. I have to have a written list for the doctors.
Anyway, just a little vent. Feeling a little lost and ashamed.
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