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This Is Going To Be A Strange Question For You
This is going to be a strange question for you to answer, but here it goes... (Not sure if a psychiatrist is the right person to ask here, but I'm desperate for answers)
I'm a 21 year old female. I have struggled all throughout college to make friends and find something I'm good at. This is partially because of shyness, however it goes deeper than that-
The problem here is that I truly struggle with memory. A list of things I cannot remember:
-Directions. Can never figure out where I'm going when I'm trying to get somewhere. Also common sense knowledge
-Names of movies, TV shows, characters in them, even difficulty following the plot, music artists and songs
-Anything really that I read or watch or listen to, I just can't retain
-Stories that have happened to me in the past
My brain just feels really empty. No traumatic incident has happened that may have caused this. It's not like I have any physical symptoms of anxiety either. But as a result of these deficiencies, I really struggle to socialize and haven't been able to keep many friends at all during college. I just feel like an idiot so much of the time (even though I do okay academically - I can pass multiple choice tests, I just can't put any thoughts into words). It's not like I have a hard time focusing, I can read something, but it just doesn't stay... And I cannot put anything into words that I do happen to remember. I'm being treated for depression, but I don't know how an antidepressant would work for these issues. Any ideas of what the problem here might be would be greatly appreciated.
I'm a 21 year old female. I have struggled all throughout college to make friends and find something I'm good at. This is partially because of shyness, however it goes deeper than that-
The problem here is that I truly struggle with memory. A list of things I cannot remember:
-Directions. Can never figure out where I'm going when I'm trying to get somewhere. Also common sense knowledge
-Names of movies, TV shows, characters in them, even difficulty following the plot, music artists and songs
-Anything really that I read or watch or listen to, I just can't retain
-Stories that have happened to me in the past
My brain just feels really empty. No traumatic incident has happened that may have caused this. It's not like I have any physical symptoms of anxiety either. But as a result of these deficiencies, I really struggle to socialize and haven't been able to keep many friends at all during college. I just feel like an idiot so much of the time (even though I do okay academically - I can pass multiple choice tests, I just can't put any thoughts into words). It's not like I have a hard time focusing, I can read something, but it just doesn't stay... And I cannot put anything into words that I do happen to remember. I'm being treated for depression, but I don't know how an antidepressant would work for these issues. Any ideas of what the problem here might be would be greatly appreciated.
