#cognitive dysfunction

[disabled-dyke]

i feel like we dont talk enough about how distressing and disturbing memory loss issues are. forgetting what you were talking about halfway through a sentence, putting something down and instantly forgetting where you put it. having to reread one paragraph over and over again because by the time youve moved onto the next sentence you dont remember what the one before it said. always doubting if your memories of things are real, not being able to remember important life events.

its so incredibly scary, it feels like your mind is constantly playing tricks on you and you start to doubt whats real and what isnt.

“i forgot” is treated like a lazy excuse when it’s genuinely such a big issue for so many people.

[painedandconfusedsblog]

What do you mean I am in exertion mode I am just fucking laying here

[seasonallydefective]

Anyone else with cognitive dysfunction (brain fog, trouble finding words, trouble communicating thoughts/intention into words, general slowed thinking) find that people are just fucking mean about it, even when they know you’re struggling?

In the last few months, I’ve had people:

- Repeatedly get annoyed with me pausing to find the right word, and interrupt me to finish my sentences (not in the way I intended) when I’ve asked them to stop

- Deliberately finish sentences wrong and then argue with the sentence they came up with or use it as an example of why I’m stupid

- Deliberately do bad faith interpretations of what I said to make me feel stupid for using the wrong word or phrase

- Make fun of me when I’ve tried to put things together the wrong way and refuse to explain (because it would “take too long” and “you’re not understanding it anyways”) when I ask what I did wrong

The most recent example is small and ridiculous but it really broke me — I spent all morning cleaning my family’s place (thinking I’d get all that done before my energy levels inevitably crashed), and I was explaining to one of them that I’d moved some items to the fridge because we had a lot of that particular food and didn’t want it to go off. I was told I should just have thrown out the oldest of those things (which I did not buy, and also wouldn’t have considered expired).

I sort of laughed it off and said I’d thrown out anything past its expiry date, and someone else could figure out what they wanted to keep from what was left. And somehow this turned into me being told that it’s easy, and I should just do it. And despite trying to get across that I didn’t buy any of that, it isn’t mine, and it hasn’t been around long enough that I’d consider it expired so I’m not comfortable binning it and potentially wasting other people’s money … it somehow got twisted into, “I am too stupid to find the ‘Made on’ date, sort out which is oldest, and throw them away”.

And I get it — I’m a really great outlet for everyone else’s frustration because you can make me say anything you want and then argue with that and I’m not fast enough to respond or figure out how to make you stop.

[al-n-cartoons]

Bad Day.

I made the joke while drawing this of “Nice character, would be a shame if he had chronic anemia” and so this drawing became a thing. Seen above is a fun blend of photosensitivity, cognitive dysfunction (brain fog), and chronic fatigue.

Confused Ben is confused.

[myalgicencephalomyelitiscfstom]

[neonarboretumart]

Me: hahaaaa my cognitive dysfunction and ADHD-like tendencies don’t make me impulsive I’m too tired to be impulsive

Also me: *severely brainfogged* mm its buying funko mini figure for £20 time :) surely i hav not spent much this month and this is a sensible choice mmno I don’t need to look at what else I might like instead heehoo where will I put it? In my heart <3

[cfs-crohns-colitis-warrior]

Here’s another set of text posts from the M.E Association IG account for M.E / CFS awareness week.

These ones are about cognitive dysfunction, which is often called brain fog. This is a symptom I often struggle with and a reason I would struggle to work from home.

I had to leave work a few years ago due to my ill health and I did try going back part time in 2021, but it really knocked me up and drained me of all energy so I only lasted a couple months at most. Thankfully this was where I had worked since I left college and the company and staff were all very understanding and supportive.

I now know I can’t manage a normal job, and in terms of a job I’d need a lot of flexibility which I just don’t think I’d be able to find anywhere, as I’d need low hours and to be able to work whenever it suited me. Then there’s the type of work I can do, which isn’t much at all. I don’t really have any specific qualifications for anything that would allow me to work from home and due to the brain fog I’d struggle a lot of the time to focus and get the work done, and I’d always worry it wouldn’t be done right.

Instead, I’m hoping to start my own business sometime soon selling things I make, as this is something I can do in my own time whenever it suits me, and it means I can do it on the sofa comfortably and it doesn’t require too much brain power from me at all.

[jbfly46]

Obeying the laws of arbitrary power structures or authoritarians causes half of your brain to shut down. Being raised like this and using it for power causes it to become permanent. This is why people like Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden are showing signs of cognitive dysfunction. They may as well only be able to see the world through one eye.

[mindsterk]

Identifying the Signs and Thought Disorder Symptoms

Have you ever wondered how our thoughts shape our communication? Are there hidden signs in our language that can reveal a deeper disorder? Thought disorder affects how we talk and offers clues about our mental health. It’s linked with schizophrenia, mania, and depression. This makes spotting the signs key for help and recovery. There are over 20 kinds of thought disorder, each with its own…

[puffin902]

He's just so inept, isn't he? Plus, of course, there are plenty of other ways to handle this but he chose the cheapest, most likely to go wrong, one

[hauntedandlovesick]

I'm not very picky so I don't really have "safe foods" but I have comfort foods that help with my dysfunction.

For example, pizza rolls. Very huge one for me. Sushi, salad preps, dumplings, chicken nuggets sometimes. Berries, other cut fruit or veggies.

Especially whenever I'm fending for myself, I like meals that are easy to make/come ready-to-eat, don't involve much mess, and preferably come in bite sized portions that are easy to much on.

It's very difficult for me to get up and actually make food, i put it off until I'm starving just because it seems like such a monumental task, or I eat ingredients of things because making the full meal is a lot for me. But whenever I have these foods I eat much better and it's easier to care for myself 💜

[bitchesgetriches]

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Anti-Goblin Mode: The Game I Play Every Day to Reprogram My Disorganized Brain 

It’s finally time to talk about Anti-Goblin Mode: my secret holy grail technique for conquering executive dysfunction in my home, my work, and my life in general.

I’ve never written about it before. It seemed too personal and too silly to share. But since I discovered it, I’ve used it nearly every day of my life—and the transformation has been permanent and incredible. And as our patrons demanded an article on becoming organized, its time has come!

One of the best pieces of general life advice I’ve ever received is this: never ask a natural talent to be your teacher. If they came out of the womb composing piano sonatas, don’t ask them to teach you piano! They literally don’t understand the experience of not knowing what they know! This holds true in organization, too. I find that most “organizational systems” were written by people with a natural talent for organization. Y’know—monsters who can keep a white rug clean. Their advice shouldn’t be trusted. Instead, the best teachers are people who struggled and persevered in the face of mediocrity.

On this point, I’m happy to attest that neither nature nor nurture set me up to be an organized person. I grew up the undiagnosed ADHD child of an undiagnosed ADHD parent who was also a hoarder! That means I’ve earned my organized life valiantly, on the battlefield.

So how? How did I become an organized person? I’m happy to tell you it’s not rigid, or complicated, or super philosophical, or time-consuming. I developed a game to help me do it. It’s very simple, but it’s transformed my life for the better. And I hope it might help you too.

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[foursaints]

admiring the beneath dark arches pintés board bc the fic will never be written, it just lives in our conscience 🫶🏼

never say never anon… NEVER SAY NEVER… 🫥

[rosesandthorns44]

I use this constantly to deal with my Idiopathic Hypersomnia. My brain screams at me to go curl up somewhere to sleep and I have to be like, "Nope, we're going for a walk!" "We're doing the laundry!" "Get in the shower!"

so for opposite-action therapy the recommendation is to do the opposite of the emotion, like where depression wants you to isolate so it can be helpful to go out and see people

for all-or-nothing behavior, the opposite action is finding the middle ground

want to avoid the problem or pull an all nighter to address it? start the work and set it up for future you to have an easier time, and get some sleep

i find a similar thing works for “shoulds”. The opposite of should is action:

i should do laundry -> i want to do laundry (or have it done with) so I’ll do the first step of this action (getting up/gathering dirty clothes/setting a timer/sitting in the laundry room/insert action)

i should be studying -> i am resting (or set a timer til time to study/plan a meeting time for study group/open the study materials/set a five minute timer and see what you can learn in that time/text a friend what you’re learning about in class and explain it to them)

opposite action can be really helpful

[theoneofwhomisblue]

Kitty dementia :(

[upbog]

my executive dysfunction story