Perhaps every person tends to forget something, but there is a certain line between what is considered normal to forget (buy milk home, forget the keys at home or call a friend) and what is not (name of your mother, what car is in the parking lot yours or your date of birth). Many people confuse impaired concentration with memory impairment, the so-called "lapses". Let's talk about this in more detail.
Examples of situations that are not memory lapses
- If you forgot your girlfriend's phone number, this does not mean at all that you are starting to develop sclerosis. With the advent of the era of mobile phones and phone books in them, we stopped remembering numbers and dates, so in this case, there is no reason to blame our memory.
- If you're in a hurry to get to work and don't remember where you put your keys, that's also more of a mindfulness issue than a memory issue. When a person is very busy and has many responsibilities, the brain may simply not fix automatic actions, especially if at that time a person was performing some basic action, for example, talking on the phone.
- If you arrived home and didn't notice how, it's again a question of your attentiveness or concentration. When you drive tired on the way from work to home, mentally you can already be in your warm bed or still go through your hard day at work. And so you parked in the courtyard of your house, and when someone asked the question: “were there traffic jams on the way?”, - you raise your eyebrows in surprise, trying to remember what kind of traffic it was & hellip; Worry about memory in this situation not worth it, but on the road you need to be more careful. You just have to relax and unwind.
These are elementary situations that may occur to people due to absent-mindedness or weakening of concentration, which are considered temporary memory disorders and, most often, arise due to information overload or stress. But there are cases of such an unpleasant disorder as memory lapses. Let's talk about what can cause them. The causes of memory loss vary.
Main causes of memory lapses
1.Alcohol overdose
For example, memory lapses are caused by an overdose of alcohol. If you abuse alcohol, then memory lapses are possible for a short period of time, especially if you drink before bedtime, then in the morning you can absolutely not remember the events of the evening.
2.Age changes
Also, memory lapses are often associated with age-related changes. Most often they occur after 50 years. In humans, blood circulation worsens, and the brain does not receive its usual blood flow. To influence this, you need to contact a neurologist and listen to his further instructions. There is also a risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in people over 60 years of age. This disease contributes to memory loss. The most interesting thing is that a person can remember his distant past in great detail, but may not remember what happened to him yesterday, and sometimes all this gets confused and leads to an internal conflict.
3.Head injuries
Memory lapses can often occur due to head trauma. And if the blow was strong, then amnesia is also possible, as a result of which hallucinations may occur. So keep your head in any emergency!
4.Diabetes
Diabetes is also a cause of memory lapses. Again, due to problems with the blood vessels. There is insufficient blood flow to the brain. This disease can occur without obvious symptoms, so you need to monitor your health and donate blood to check for diabetes.
5. Thyroid gland
The thyroid gland is also the cause. Hormone deficiency, reduced oxygen reaching the cells, and decreased nutrients in the body lead to difficulty speaking. A person begins to think and move not so quickly. And in the absence of hormones, it generally loses the ability to think and remember.
Memory does not always cope with the volumes of information that a modern person receives in our time. Memory fails. But it can be trained, restored, prevent the appearance of a problem. Avoid stress, relax, study, take care of your health. Live fully and be healthy!
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