Cognitive Decline and how to deal with it - advice??

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

This is one of the hardest posts I have had to write. I recently turned 50 last August. I have recently had my THIRD issue of "lost items" within the past month. One was with a members submission on the group sub. Another was a couple raw commons I sold on Ebay. The third is an American Caramel Bill Bailey I planned to get graded during the most current vintage sub.

I won't get into the details on each item, but I am alarmed. I am disturbed to no end. I guess I want advice on how to deal with losing things, just wanted to see if I was alone in misplacing cards, and should I just get out while I still have some normalcy before it gets worse.

you're taking on a lot of unnecessary crap, IMHO. Putting together group PSA submissions will stress the sh** out of anyone. That's 1 cluster f you can start with. You don't need to save the world. Just save yourself. Submit on your own and I promise you'll make less or no mistake. Enjoy it more or possibly give it a little rest for a while and don't collect so much garbage that "needs grading"? I guarantee you won't lose cards.

Key's are another story. I have 5 cars and I find it's easy to find them on a hanger in the laundry room. If I lose them now, it's because they fell out of my pocket in the car. Every time.

I have an issue like this from time to time @ 59 I find that I get mad at myself when I misplace something and can't find it...within an hour. I learned to never to be too hard on myself, which can be hard but it works. You're gonna lose shit. Don't try super sneaky hiding spots that you can't find... or write it down.

More sleep and exercise helps me. I also agree with Ben's assessment.
Good Luck, youth is still on your side. You'll be fine

[drcy]

As a colletor who used to run email auctions (back when that was done), I would lose things back even in my twenties. I had two signed photos and I have no idea whatever happened to them. When you have an auction of 800 lots, it's almost impossible to misplace something, but something in the wrong pile or whatever. It had nothing to do with my cognition or memory.

It likely happens to many other people, including big auction houses. It's just not something they are going to come out and tell the hobby.

If you are handling many things, and submissions, etc, losing something and missing something is likely to be expected, and very well may have zero to do with cognitive decline.

A neurologist said that if you are doing more things, multitasking, thinking about more thing, you're going to forget more things. It's a matter of percentages, not lesser brain capacity or cognition.

It's like passwords/usernames and forgetting them. The human brained wasn't evolved to remember lots of passwords and usernames. Forgetting them is perfectly natural. All these passwords and usernames to remember is an artificial product of modern society. But that's why people write them down somewhere or otherwise keep them on record.

Just work on a system to help fix it. "One trick that works for me (it took discipline and practice) was to designate very specific areas for things to go: everything has its place." This is good advice.

[PowderedH2O]

Right with you Bobby. I'm 55 in two months and I can't remember anything recent. I can tell you card numbers from old sets and batting averages of players from my childhood, but I sometimes get stumped on remembering names of students that I taught last semester or even current athletes. I got stumped on remembering Mookie Betts name a few weeks ago, and I am a Red Sox fan. Everyone here says organization is key, and during this break we have worked hard in my home to organize things. Last week I found a 1940 Hank Greenberg that I lost in 2014. Fortunately, my wife still remembers everything, so she guides me to a lot of stuff.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

Right with you Bobby. I'm 55 in two months and I can't remember anything recent. I can tell you card numbers from old sets and batting averages of players from my childhood, but I sometimes get stumped on remembering names of students that I taught last semester or even current athletes. I got stumped on remembering Mookie Betts name a few weeks ago, and I am a Red Sox fan. Everyone here says organization is key, and during this break we have worked hard in my home to organize things. Last week I found a 1940 Hank Greenberg that I lost in 2014. Fortunately, my wife still remembers everything, so she guides me to a lot of stuff.

That's awesome Sam. I found those Topps Canadian cards a few weeks ago that I bought over 15 years ago that I had no idea I had. I guess memory swings works both ways. Finding things and then losing them. That's great that your wife can help you like that. My girlfriend and I don't live together, or I'm sure she would be of good help.

[drcy]

Also, as noted, some cognitive issues can be temporary-- caused by stress or lack of sleep or some medical issue or whatever.

50 is too early for it to be Alzheimer's.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Dont you owe me 300 bucks


Just trying to lighten the mood...

[insidethewrapper]

I think this song says it all " I Forgot to Remember To Forget "

Organization is a must . For example: Always put certain items in the same place "Always". For example: I always put my reading glasses in the same place, if I don't I lose them, and I use to lose them daily. Spent a lot of time looking for them. Now I always know where I put them.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by PowderedH2O

Right with you Bobby. I'm 55 in two months and I can't remember anything recent. I can tell you card numbers from old sets and batting averages of players from my childhood, but I sometimes get stumped on remembering names of students that I taught last semester or even current athletes. I got stumped on remembering Mookie Betts name a few weeks ago, and I am a Red Sox fan. Everyone here says organization is key, and during this break we have worked hard in my home to organize things. Last week I found a 1940 Hank Greenberg that I lost in 2014. Fortunately, my wife still remembers everything, so she guides me to a lot of stuff.

Wives always remember. Mine has husband-related hyperthymesia: she can remember in vivid detail every mistake I have ever made. Give her a date and she will tell you exactly what I did wrong that day.

[MikeGarcia]

"..I've had a lovely time, but this wasn't it--Groucho ..."

" Look , it wasn't my worst Wednesday night.." Kate McKinnon in the alien abduction skit..

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[JollyElm]

Can I offer an alternative? Do you have cats, Bobby? Look no further. They are always the villainous culprits in these situations!!

[todeen]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Wives always remember. Mine has husband-related hyperthymesia: she can remember in vivid detail every mistake I have ever made. Give her a date and she will tell you exactly what I did wrong that day.

Ha!

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[irishdenny]

i love my Brother Dearly, He is Such a Truthful Clown...

His words:

"the older I get the dumber I want people to think I am ~
maybe they stop askin me to fix there $hit, watch there house, dogs, kids, etc..."

Isn't Life Grand!?!? (: