Feeling "dumb"

This a "laugh to keep from crying" type of post. I mean sometimes you just have to laugh it off but only others with lyme will understand/get the humor.

So brain fogginess and loss of concentration is a symptom that has crept back up more recently for me.

As I was helping a coworker work through something (math calculations of all the things that need optimal brain power), I kept getting lost in helping him through it. It was starting to get obvious as he was pointing out "no remember we are doing X not Y". And all I could do is the "oh yea yea, sure, so you do this....".

Deep in the middle of it, as I tried harder I kept feeling dumber, I couldn't break through the concentration fog. So I had to play it off and excuse myself to my desk saying "oh ok well let me take a look at my computer and get back to you". This allowed me break through the fog, since the pressure was off and I wasn't on the spot anymore.

Eventually figured it out and got back to him.

But boy in the middle of it I just felt "dumb" and the harder I tried (with the pressure and stress of trying harder) the dumber my brain kept getting.

Anyone care to share their lyme "dumb" moments? Keep it light.

Post Edited (dacarte3) : 5/8/2016 7:11:29 PM (GMT-6)

Are we talking simple things like leaving the phone in the closet when we went in there for TP?

Or maybe putting my purse in the refrigerator and the milk in the cabinet?

Or throwing my keys in the trash instead of the paper towel I used to dry my hands in the rest room?

Or realizing two miles after the day care center that I'd forgotten to stop and pick up the kid?

Give me time, I'll think of more.

I just had this the other day! I managed to muster up some energy and get out of the house to return some items to a home supply store. I drove all the way to Home Depot, presented my receipt at the return counter and the kind old gentleman said, "sorry I can't help you with that." I looked at receipt....and it said Lowe's. We had a good laugh, but I was so embarrassed.