When I burned out I experienced skill regression and short term memory loss. Like, an inability to remember specific events of the day before, inability to perform skills I had done for decades like play an instrument. Took over a year to stabilize and return to normal.
I cannot remember events, conversations, or details about important things. I have partially lost my ability to code, because I get partway through implementing a feature and forget what pieces I've done and which pieces still need to be done
I can still write it, but the quality of my work has plummeted, which is part of why I'm off on leave now
Mine is more of a long term memory loss. Inability to recall some memorable events from months or even a year ago. I’ll definitely check or go talk with someone.
But I am struggling to remember things I did not used to struggle with
Going to an event on a weekend with my wife and completely forgetting that we ran into a friend there. Not just "oh yeah I forgot we saw them", like feeling my wife is lying to me when she tells me we saw them. Texting them to ask and they agree we saw each other
These are people I trust with my life so I believe they would not gaslight me, my own memory has just failed
Many examples like this, just completely blacking out things. Not forgetting everything, but blacking out large pieces of my daily life. Even big things
ModernMech|6 months ago
bluefirebrand|6 months ago
I cannot remember events, conversations, or details about important things. I have partially lost my ability to code, because I get partway through implementing a feature and forget what pieces I've done and which pieces still need to be done
I can still write it, but the quality of my work has plummeted, which is part of why I'm off on leave now
griffiths|6 months ago
mrbombastic|6 months ago
bluefirebrand|6 months ago
All I can suggest is see a doctor as soon as possible and talk to them about it
bluefirebrand|6 months ago
But I am struggling to remember things I did not used to struggle with
Going to an event on a weekend with my wife and completely forgetting that we ran into a friend there. Not just "oh yeah I forgot we saw them", like feeling my wife is lying to me when she tells me we saw them. Texting them to ask and they agree we saw each other
These are people I trust with my life so I believe they would not gaslight me, my own memory has just failed
Many examples like this, just completely blacking out things. Not forgetting everything, but blacking out large pieces of my daily life. Even big things