Answers to a few questions can help sort normal memory loss from worrisome memory loss.
- Have you ever left the house for a familiar destination and gotten lost on the way there or when returning home?
- Have you ever forgotten how to do a familiar activity, such as doing the laundry or cooking dinner?
- Do you sometimes repeat the same stories in the same conversation ?
- Is your memory very much worse than it was one year ago?
Are any of these true for you?