Memory anxiety

I act in theatre productions. Or, I should say I used to. The last one I did was the same time I was diagnosed. I noticed that I had trouble remembering lines and would space out periodically onstage, and come to with someone staring at me waiting for my line.

So, I ended up taking a part in a show I am directing at work, and am now seriously regretting it. I go over my lines, and know them. Then I get onstage and find it impossible to remember when actually having to walk and talk and act at the same time. It is just as if my brain has a loose connection, and shorts out for brief periods.

I am so frustrated! Thanks for letting me vent.

That is frustrating and you are to be commended for taking a chance in life!  I just bet you will do great when the play is presented.  Right now you are worrying and that doesn't help your memory.  I forget more when I'm worrying that I'll forget!  But, when the rubber meets the road, you will do great!

 

We have had so many threads about forgetting things.  Well a couple of weeks ago I went on a short vacation.  I had made a shopping list and it was on the fridge and I meant to take it with me so I could stop at the store on the way home from the airport.  Of course I forgot the list.     But, while flying home, I decided to try to remember all the things on the list.  I made a list and stopped at the store and when I got home I was soooo surprised that I had remembered everything on that list!  That rarely happens but I did it!  So, we do surprise ourselves.

 

Sherrine

My thanks for the kind words, everyone.

I am sure it will be better than I fear. Also, I do get to carry my script so I can get out of a tough jam. It is a theatre piece within a theatre piece, and I play the director (which I actually am)... it's complicated to explain. I am also busy now trying to costume everyone, worry about lights and furniture and props, iron out the logistics of performance, so less time to work on lines!

I don't like to cheat with the script, but I can appreciate that it might be necessary in these circumstances.

I appreciate everyone's thoughts. Happy Thursday!

Hi Myself,

Sounds like you have a good plan. I hope that the for doesn't mess things up for you. Be confident. You are taking on a lot. Let it flow. It will. Like Sherrine says, the more you worry about forgetting, the more it happens. I write lists. All over the place. It helps. Though I know that isn't what is going to help you. Have you tried Ginko Biloba? It helps with the memory problems. It is like the oldest herb known to man. It takes a few weeks, but it does help the mind to think clearer.

Good luck.

Hugs, Karen