Hey guys. I really want to know something ... does anyone else zone out completely while talking to someone, so you forget what they've just said? I was talking to a co-worker today, and he had just told me that he was babysitting on Monday and not at work, but I still asked him if he was working. And I keep forgetting things too, in particular these past couple of days - I work in a call centre, and if I need to transfer a call to my colleagues I found myself sitting there thinking "What did… read more
Some time the side affects of meds.can do that..it also happens. To me..just wish when it gets to busy. In my head I could blank out..so im to the point. That when Italian and blank out itstoo bad for the other person. If they cant figure out the other part of the puzzle so be it because thats who I am..
lol i do it all the time...or i forget what i was talking about my friends hate it lol
I'm the same way especially watching movies and well most social interaction
This looks like dissociation to me (or it reminds me of it anyways), and yeah, happens a lot. It's a coping mechanism that makes you detached from reality. It's not just daydreaming though. Symptoms include losing time, feeling unreal and sometimes unfeeling for a moment, seeing the world through what I'd describe as a haze -hearing and seeing things but not really registering them, like they're happening from far away and you only get the echoes. Some people say it's like sleepwalking through a task.
A symptom of depression in general is forgetfulness. Depression slows you down, so it takes more time to really process things and, well, the world can go faster than you.
I am totally the same way. This is one of the reasons I haven't worked in a few years. I keep thinking I want to go back to work but my brain won't allow it 😣 I'm working on it