Forgetfulness affects millions of people across the globe. While the condition starts off at a mild level that doesn’t affect the person and those around them, it can quickly take a turn for the worse if left undetected and unaddressed.
There are many causes of forgetfulness, including an underactive thyroid and medication. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the lesser-known culprits of forgetfulness: lack of sleep, stress, and depression. Continue reading.
1. Lack of Sleep
People who don’t get a sufficient amount of sleep suffer from memory issues. Here’s how this works. Lack of sleep affects a person’s ability to focus. The brain doesn’t get enough time to create new pathways for the information that has been recently absorbed.
As a person continues to deprive themselves of sleep, they start forgetting things. The way that their memories are consolidated is also significantly affected. For this reason, getting a sufficient amount of sleep is imperative. On average, you should get more than 7 hours of sleep every night.
2. Stress
People who experience stress are prone to forgetting things. Their mental and emotional state is under a lot of pressure and duress. As stress hormones are secreted in abundance, recall memory is affected. In addition to stress, anxiety can also trigger bouts of forgetfulness. People who feel stressed also become irritable. They have trouble sleeping which, in turn, worsens their memory.
3. Depression
When people experience overwhelming stress for a long period of time, they’re at a greater risk of becoming depressed. There’s a close correlation between depression and memory loss.
Depression plays a pivotal role in slowing down the creation of nerve cells, which makes it increasingly difficult for people to access new memories. They may struggle to recall even the most basic things.
While depression affects short-term memory, it doesn’t affect long-term or procedural memory. The damage isn’t long-term. This makes timely intervention and treatment extremely important. When detected and treated on time, the effects of these conditions can be completely undone.
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