▲ 579 ▼ That's about right. ~5 times. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] M500@lemmy.ml 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I need to see it written down to really comprehend it. If you say numbers to be they are immediately lost. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, my wife tries to read me lists of things and I have to stop her. There's no way my brain will retain it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M500@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago My wife and I recently read that people remember things different ways. One of the ways people remember is the emotions around a situation and not so much the words that were said. This is me perfectly, I can’t recall what happened but i remember how everyone felt about it. So I can’t tell you the words that someone said about going to the airport, but I can tell you they don’t want to go. But just not the words they used. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, my wife tries to read me lists of things and I have to stop her. There's no way my brain will retain it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] M500@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago My wife and I recently read that people remember things different ways. One of the ways people remember is the emotions around a situation and not so much the words that were said. This is me perfectly, I can’t recall what happened but i remember how everyone felt about it. So I can’t tell you the words that someone said about going to the airport, but I can tell you they don’t want to go. But just not the words they used. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M500@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago My wife and I recently read that people remember things different ways. One of the ways people remember is the emotions around a situation and not so much the words that were said. This is me perfectly, I can’t recall what happened but i remember how everyone felt about it. So I can’t tell you the words that someone said about going to the airport, but I can tell you they don’t want to go. But just not the words they used. permalink fedilink source parent