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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
Some good advice in this thread already about seeking professional help.
Losing words is not uncommon among us geezers. Neither is losing things, or forgetting what you went to get once you get there. I’m 75 and those phenomena have been present, to a greater or lesser degree, for the past decade. But we learn coping skills. And our lives go on.
To use a well-worn example: if you forget where your car keys are, that is normal. If you forget what your car keys are FOR…well, time to start worrying. I’m certainly no expert (though I did work with geriatric populations extensively back in the world) but my thought is that if you know what you WANT to say but can’t find quite the right word, that is normal. Like losing your car keys. I’d ask an expert, but wouldn’t worry too much.
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I think your post is excellent. We have the same type of forgetfulness, especially with words. I can see it, feel it on my tongue and cannot get it out. I put it down to living in TV. Rarely do we have the type of conversation we had when we were working, or the opportunity to sit and converse with younger more intellectual people. Our discussions and speech patterns in TV start and end with Good Morning, how are you, and Well, see you later.
The fear of dementia is ever present as we age. I notice that when we are back with our family, especially adult grandchildren, our vocabulary gets much better. This last sentence says it all, I could have ended with "our vocabulary improves immensely".