Does anyone else feel like this? I’ve forgotten how to talk to people!

I feel embarrassed and actually really sad about this but I feel like I’ve lost apart of myself and forgotten how to talk to other adults! I’m a SAHM to a 2 year old. I feel like when I go out to mum clases or places where I would interact with people other than my family or even friends who barely know me, I can’t communicate how I used too. My vocab has gone out the window, i use very basic language and don’t talk how I used too before having my baby. I feel like I get muddled up and the BRAIN FOG - don’t get me started, I had a bad memory before but my god, my memory is awful now!! Someone could tell me something and literally 2 seconds later, I ask the same question’s, fogetting what I already said! Yesterday, I was speaking to someone who was saying she was moving house and I said “oh what a lovely start to the new year” IT’S THE MIDDLE OF APRIL!!! My friends will call me for advice and I get all muddled up and forget how to give out advice, like it doesn’t even make sense and I don’t say the words properly (my background is a counsellor) I feel like I’m giving all the wrong advice! I also feel like I don’t know what’s going on in the wold, the news, too excused and overstimulated to read into things - people have conversations with me about worldly affairs and I change the subject and feel like an idiot because I don’t know what they’re talking about! So because I can’t contribute to the topic, I close it off. I just feel like a mess, embarrassed, I don’t remember anything, I want a job so I can just get back into it he swings of having a “normal” life but I know it’s not realistic right now so what do you guys do to change this? My memory issues is the thing that’s bothering me the most..I feel like I need help 😓😓😓
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Exhausted* I read back and it doesn’t make sense! Oh well

hey, that sounds really hard!! i also had really bad brain fog, i try to stimulate my brain in different ways, such as reading, playing brain games, listening to educational podcasts etc

Thank you @Simran what podcasts can you recommend? And where do you listen to them! Would like to get back into reading too, feel like I’m always reading children’s books 😂

Hey hi, where are you based? Please ping me, I am in the same boat, would love to connect

I remember having brain fog or what I used call it is mom brain. Right now I feel your brain is mainly focous on being a mom so that's your priority. It's takes some moms 2 years or even longer to start to have an identity again outside mom role. Don't be hard on yourself your spark will come back.. if you need someone talk too dm me

@Mounica im in the UK! I have messaged you x

Thank you @Azucena I think it’s down to lack of sleep 😓😓😓

I have this too and I’m back at work full time. It’s chronic baby brain! And it’s physiological, so don’t be too hard on yourself. The fog, memory loss, inability to concentrate etc. I don’t remember basic words anymore too. If you’re interested in current affairs and politics then I love ‘the rest is politics’ podcast (U.K. version) to stay up to date with stuff. Xx

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