As you get older, the connections in your brain start to slow down a bit. Age-related memory changes happen to everyone. Usually these senior moments are normal and nothing to worry about. And as you get older, you may worry that these moments mean the start of something more serious, like dementia. Senior moments can bring on nerve-wracking feelings for some people. Having trouble recalling an address or phone number that you usually know by heartįorgetting to lock the front door or close the garage Substituting one word with a similar but incorrect one While these are more common in older adults, senior moments can happen to anyone, at any age.įorgetting where you put an object, like your keys or glassesįorgetting the name of a celebrity on television, a relative, or friend you haven’t seen in a while What is a ‘senior moment’?Ī senior moment is a nonmedical term for a brief lapse of memory or a moment of confusion. But there are clues that can help you tell the difference between a senior moment and other age-related conditions. And they can make you wonder if something more serious is causing them. This is why people call them “senior moments.”Įven though these memory lapses are normal, they can feel alarming. And it’s normal for these moments to happen more often as you get older. You misplace your keys, a friend’s name suddenly escapes you, or you forget to buy something at the grocery store. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Moments of forgetfulness happen to everyone and at any age. Part guide, part humorous overview, and crammed with advice, examples, anecdotes, confessions, tips, retorts and excuses, this is an absolutely essential book for anyone interested in.
First senior moment how to#
Also included are some exit strategies for when you've been ambushed by your memory, as well as tips on how to avoid getting ambushed in the first place.
"The Book of Senior Moments" introduces the reader to a wonderful collection of these little passages, drawn from the experiences of everyone from politicians to pundits, and set alongside revelations from the famous (and not so famous). but can't think of its name and you reach the top landing, only to realize that you can't remember why you came upstairs in the first place. These are the moments when: you find something that you put down and couldn't find yesterday, but not the thing that you put down somewhere just now you sometimes, unaccountably, refer to your oldest and closest friend as 'Thingy' you could paint a picture of it, write a thesis about it, demonstrate how to use it to Olympic standard. As when you've made the long and arduous journey towards your untied shoelaces, and a certain thought pops (miraculously, at your age) into your head: 'Now I'm down here, what else can I do?' Congratulations - or commiserations - you've had your first senior moment. Like everyone over the age of 50, you are now entering the era of 'senior moments', those brief mental blips that can waylay you at the most inconvenient times. Do you need different glasses to find your other two pairs of glasses? Have you given up using the expression 'Over my dead body'? Can you name every guest at your fourth birthday party, but can't remember what you're doing tomorrow? Oh dear.
0 kommentar(er)
