Forgetfulness: concept, causes, treatment

Forgetful people always cause irritation. It is believed that forgetfulness affects only those persons who have crossed a certain age. However, in modern society, more and more young people are found who have memory much worse than the older generation. Why is this happening? Perhaps this effect is caused by daily problems. In any case, this issue should be considered in the most thorough manner.

Everyone is familiar with the situation when you yourself or someone close to you constantly loses the remote control from the TV, glasses, etc. This worries many people, and some even consider this distraction to be a sign of illness.

Loss of attention and memory can manifest itself in different ways.

• Disconnecting from something important. Human attention wanders and cannot stop at one object. This condition is called prostration. It occurs due to lack of sleep, stress.
• A long concentration of a person on something. For example, a driver driving a car for several hours falls into a stupor and forgets about other things.
• If the individual is very concerned about some issue, then he also may not notice anything around him and forget to do basic things.
• There is absent-mindedness or forgetfulness in moving children who are forced to do homework. And at the same time they want to jump and run.
• When a person consciously tries to avoid any unpleasant places or questions, he, too, becomes rather absent-minded.
• In old age, there are often cases of forgetfulness due tothat the concentration of attention becomes insufficiently active, and its switching to other objects can slow down a little.

I must say that dementia is very different from normal age-related forgetfulness due to a violation of just two parts of the brain. You can not say about simple children's forgetfulness. Being in immature age, individuals are prone to easy forgetting. For example, feed the fish, do your homework. When further growing up, too preoccupied people can leave the iron on, Do not take a wallet to the store, etc.

When such cases occur frequently, they cause concern about their health. Are these worries so serious? Let's try to figure it out.

Our individual processor needs to control, analyze, sort everything. Every minute a huge amount of information enters the consciousness, which should be remembered, highlighted, and the rest removed as unnecessary.

Human memory can overflow from time to time, just like computer memory. Especially often this phenomenon occurs in those people who are engaged in tremendous mental work. If you do not give the brain a rest from time to time, then elementary forgetfulness will come.

Remember that our memory is divided into long-term, operational and short term. Unnecessary information that enters short-term memory is quickly deleted. That is why many of us suffer from forgetfulness. In this regard, do not panic. Maybe, forgotten information was not so important in comparison with the one that is of interest (for example, learn a large amount of educational material). therefore your intelligence just weed it outleaving more serious information in mind.

It is enough to focus on a certain business, and less important events go by the wayside. Many different worries make it impossible to concentrate on everyone at once with equal strength. You will miss and forget something. Therefore, such forgetfulness cannot be considered a pathology.

If forgetfulness appeared at a young age, then it can be caused by simple distraction due to the high mobility of the individual. Very it's hard to focus on one object, when it is necessary to carry out the educational process, play. Therefore, failures in memory occur. In this case, uninteresting things are forgotten. Bright events fill the individual’s attention, therefore they are well remembered.

And as we already know memory automatically eliminates uninteresting information due to the fact that the individual does not show due interest in her. For example, a student in grade 11 is busy preparing for the exam. Its goal is the absorption of knowledge in several subjects at once. Attention is focused on this work, so it does not respond well to other irritants.

Naturally, information that the individual does not even try to remember will not be able to be deposited in memory. For memorization to occur, a person needs to experience any emotions or show elementary interest in her.

Female forgetfulness often appears due to hormonal disruptions. During menopause, it can occur suddenly. This is due to the aging of the body.. Therefore, it is necessary to take these phenomena carefully and consult a doctor for advice.

There are other reasons that lead to forgetfulness. We list them:

• improper diet: the exclusion of carbohydrates from the diet leads to starvation of the brain, which affects its functioning;
• bad habits: alcohol, smoking and other negative hobbies lead to a delay in the development of cognitive abilities;
• haste can also cause forgetfulness;
• when the body lacks water, the brain begins to work worse;
• stressful situations and lack of sleep contribute to involuntary forgetfulness.

The onset of Alzheimer's disease is also accompanied by frequent forgetfulness. Today it is reliably known that this disease provokes a decrease in the concentration of neurotransmitters (substances responsible for the transport of information). They are formed using amino acids. Therefore for man metabolism, which is ensured by proper nutrition, is very important.

If you often forget the most relevant information (street names, car numbers, minibuses or words that you rarely use), consult a specialist. You may have problems with blood supply to the brain. As a result of this process brain cells do not receive oxygen and nutrients in the right amount. Hence the weak memory.

To get rid of brain malfunctions, experts prescribe drugs that eliminate these problems. As a result, memory is quickly restored. Drug intake also helps to get out of a state of forgetfulness. with omega-3 or glucose.

If a person is physically active, then his brain is saturated with oxygen. Which means it works well and without pills. There is only one conclusion: elderly people need to move more.

In the case when this option is not possible for any reason, you need to take nootropics. This drug series stimulates activity, increases learning ability. Nootropics are prescribed by a doctor.

Self-medication is fraught with negative consequences. It must be remembered that amino acids are also important for brain function. When old age occurs, the body ceases to produce them on its own. Therefore, impaired functioning of the brain and memory can be observed.

But if you don’t feel like being treated, you can try and other techniques.

• Make a list of tasks that you have to complete. To do this, start a diary notebook and write down in it all the points that you need to do during the current and next days. So you teach yourself not to lose sight of anything.
• There is another easy way. Some people apply a rather thick spot on the outside of the palm (near the index finger) with a pen. Your hands are always in sight, and the mark will become a reminder.
• Weak memory is observed in those who do not get enough sleep. Therefore, sleep at least 8 hours a day.
• Do not abuse bad habits.
• Do mindfulness workouts and watch your behavior. Establish control over your "I" so as not to be distracted from the right things.
• Use reminders (installed on the phone). This helps a lot if you need to perform an action at a specific time. For example, take a pill.
• Complete the tasks in order.
• Relax more and even try to meditate. The latter method also helps to deal with stress.