I don't know what's happening to me

[Madhatter]

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I'm really scared, lately I've been doing completely illogical things, i just can't think straight, simply things dont seem to be making sense. Today I was walking to my car and I fell skinning both my knees, then in a parking lot i drove straight out of my parking spot (instead of reversing) going over those little barrier things and damaging the underside of my car. They were in plain sight of me and yet i drove straight over them. It's like I see things, but my brain doesn't register them. Btw, I'm 22, so it's not Alzheimer's.

 

[funkless]

See a doctor in person.

 

[DrTennis]

I'm really scared, lately I've been doing completely illogical things, i just can't think straight, simply things dont seem to be making sense. Today I was walking to my car and I fell skinning both my knees, then in a parking lot i drove straight out of my parking spot (instead of reversing) going over those little barrier things and damaging the underside of my car. They were in plain sight of me and yet i drove straight over them. It's like I see things, but my brain doesn't register them. Btw, I'm 22, so it's not Alzheimer's.

When in doubt see a doctor cause you will get a better piece of mind.
Not sure if your a med student or premed, but in anycase, as students of medicine it is easy to panic and think we have something we really don't. We read alot about diseases and associated symptoms and when we experience an occasional weird symptom here and there, panic is common. Maybe you were just in a hurry in the parking lot and when you fell you got anxious (thinking you have Alzheimer's, etc) and one thing led to another. In August, I started having lots of fasciculations and thought OMG I may have ALS, which I read about alot in Harrisons. I went to the neurologist and he said I am fine (physical exam was normal). The bottom line is that thinking you have some illness that you really don't have is not a pleasant experience and is a vicious cycle to break. Hopefully your parking lot incident was only a one time thing and will never happen again. But definitely see your doctor in person if you are worried about something or if the symptoms persist. BTW, the fact that you remembered what happened in the parking lot is a good sign cause an Alzheimer's patient would probably not remember something that happened recently.

 

[tupac_don]

I'm really scared, lately I've been doing completely illogical things, i just can't think straight, simply things dont seem to be making sense. Today I was walking to my car and I fell skinning both my knees, then in a parking lot i drove straight out of my parking spot (instead of reversing) going over those little barrier things and damaging the underside of my car. They were in plain sight of me and yet i drove straight over them. It's like I see things, but my brain doesn't register them. Btw, I'm 22, so it's not Alzheimer's.

I dont' think anything is wrong with you, I think you are just overwhelmed. I don't know what it is in your case, maybe med school, maybe you have some big desicion, but you got something on your mind. And you probably are not too high on common sense. So I would see if you can relax or have a vacation or talk to someone. But I actually know people who something similar happened too. Its just stress and feeling overwhelmed. If I am wrong please let me know. Good luck.

 

[Madhatter]

I don't feel like I have anything on my mind exceptionally troubling, i'm done with med school till Jan 9th. I do feel a little depressed, but i always feels like this sometimes, maybe i dont realize how it affects me.

 

[stoic]

first stateside case of mad cow.

 

[emack]

I'm really scared, lately I've been doing completely illogical things, i just can't think straight, simply things dont seem to be making sense. Today I was walking to my car and I fell skinning both my knees, then in a parking lot i drove straight out of my parking spot (instead of reversing) going over those little barrier things and damaging the underside of my car. They were in plain sight of me and yet i drove straight over them. It's like I see things, but my brain doesn't register them. Btw, I'm 22, so it's not Alzheimer's.

This sounds so familiar to me. I started med school in September, and I swear I actually feel stupider than I used to. (And it's not just from being surrounded by smart people all the time.) I have trouble remembering names (which was once very rare for me), I have trouble concentrating on abstract things (like helping my sister with her math homework), and one day (I am kind of embarassed to admit this) I put away a bag of fresh spinach in the cupboard with my tupperware instead of in the fridge. The next day I looked all over for the spinach, and when I finally found it I freaked out a little because I thought I was losing my mind.

Depression can actually cause cognitive changes (see the literature on geriatric depression, especially). I don't know if it might be a real concern for you, but I don't think it's the case for me. Other than run-of-the-mill adolescent angst, though, I have never experienced depression, though, so maybe I'm just missing the signs.

I just keep telling myself that this is all because I am having trouble getting enough sleep. 😴 Two weeks of sleeping in is the best Christmas present I got this year. 🙂

 

[BaylorGuy]

If it makes you feel any better...there was a streak where i constantly hit my head on something for an entire week straight. Actually i think it was 10 days....honestly, i can't remember, but i turned out ok

 

[UCLA2000]

I'm really scared, lately I've been doing completely illogical things, i just can't think straight, simply things dont seem to be making sense. Today I was walking to my car and I fell skinning both my knees, then in a parking lot i drove straight out of my parking spot (instead of reversing) going over those little barrier things and damaging the underside of my car. They were in plain sight of me and yet i drove straight over them. It's like I see things, but my brain doesn't register them. Btw, I'm 22, so it's not Alzheimer's.

This is not a place for medical advice. See a doctor in person. Stop driving until you do.

 

[ozarka]

i agree that this isn't a place for medical advice. that said...it's so funny b/c since starting med school, i've started to freak myself out w/my absent-mindedness and just general dumbness. i've always sort of had my head in the clouds, but this year it's been nuts. apart from misplacing a billion different things (that i 'just' had in my hand, or that i'd 'just' seen a minute ago), there are a few that stand out - once i was leaving a bookstore, and couldn't find my keys...i panicked, searched everywhere, and turns out i'd left the car RUNNING in the lot, keys in the ignition. (i still can't believe i did that.) then entering the garage which i've entered at least 500 times without problems, i totally ruined the left side of my car by scraping it against a pillar. then while my car was in the shop i proceeded to scrape the rental car i got in the exact same spot, in the exact same way, one week later. (i know, the KISS principle would diagnose me with Bad Driving Syndrome, but i'm NOT a bad driver. really.)

i think my brain is just a bit tired, but i'm not worried. i figure i just need to pay more attention to things and get my head out of the clouds. not every headache is a brain tumor, after all...but definitely if you're worried, speak to a real doctor to get peace of mind.

 

[lil pook]

If it makes you feel any better...there was a streak where i constantly hit my head on something for an entire week straight. Actually i think it was 10 days....honestly, i can't remember, but i turned out ok

damn, that sounds like me.

i walked right into the shelf that's in the women's bathroom, ya know- the one for your books and stuff- and landed right on my a$$. i had absolutely no idea what hit me. this was a week before tests...my forehead still hurts.

thank god nobody saw it. so embarassing...but yeah i totally understand where you're coming from.

 

[thackl]

See a Dr. Stop driving!

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

its simple..your a mad hatter.
try sleeping and maybe tomorrow will be better. sometimes i have days where i am atotal klutz - all those dings didnt just appear on my car you know.