- finding that microwave ovens and washing machines are more like puzzles
- getting dizzy when asked what you think
- strobing in and out of conscious presence
And all of these things at the same time. Relentlessly gnawing at every second of every day.
Ask me how I know.
- being unable to recall orders of events or tell a story
- forgetting basic math
- having an inability to to watch shows or movies
- using the wrong words constantly without noticing
- being overwhelmed with starting tasks, like breakfast.
- Feeling like your head is full of wet spinning cotton, literally
- stuttering
- slurring
- having emotional lability
- wing wiped out by thinking of future tasks
- being unable to visualize
- being confused by orders of events
- constantly repeating yourself
- being unable to read texts
- turning your head to look at something and forgetting why
- losing track of why you are talking mid sentence
- losing all sense of time passing
- being confused about what is left and right
- flooding your kitchen because you forgot to turn off the sink
- getting lost in your neighborhood while driving
- forgetting where you are going while driving and panicking at an intersection
- living in a 15 second memory bubble (the goldfish)
- forgetting what medication you’ve taken
- being confused by yes no choices
- forgetting your kids names and ages
- forgetting your own name and age
- using your car key fob to try and lock your home’s door
- relearning how to use a debit card machine
- getting lost in your home
- forgetting why you entered a room, every time.
- forgetting how you got to that room
- being unable to operate a vehicle
- putting dishes in the garbage vs the sink
- Hitting light switches to turn on the heat
- always leaving the stove on
What they think #LongCovid brain fog is:
- “It’s on the tip of my tongue.”
- “Where did I put my keys?”
- “What’s the date today?”
- “Where did we park the car?”
What brain fog ACTUALLY is:
A brief