{"id":105792,"date":"2020-09-03T07:31:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T11:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=105792"},"modified":"2020-09-03T07:31:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T11:31:16","slug":"memory-loss-just-stress-or-is-it-more-serious-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/105792","title":{"rendered":"Memory Loss: Just Stress or Is It More Serious?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are entering a time where many people feel more stress and experience that their memory is becoming impaired. Our memory can get worse if we have high stress levels, cannot sleep well and feel overwhelmed all the time. Traumatic events can also cause memory loss. When we have high levels of stress or trauma, our cortisol (our stress hormone) levels change and adrenalin levels rise to give us more energy. This can cause fogginess in the brain and we can react irrationally. After a period of prolonged stress our adrenalin levels can drop down and we feel burned out on a physical and mental level, hence feeling mentally tired and not being able to think as fast as before.<\/p>

When the brain has de-stressed and we feel more in control, our memory is often rejuvenated and we experience normal recall.<\/p>

However, we have more and more clients in our office who feel that their memory levels have dropped significantly, their stress levels are not decreasing and would like to train their brain up to function optimally again.<\/p>

One has to differentiate between stress-related memory loss and a more serious reason why memory is declining.<\/p>

Here is a summary of some well-known illnesses that cause memory problems:<\/p>

Alzheimer’s:<\/strong> There are a number of symptoms<\/u> related to Alzheimer’s. The most common ones are that the person can:<\/p>