Two Ways I Deal With Brain Fog
Identifying brain fog is important.
Identifying brain fog is important.
Brain fog is a scary situation. Sometimes it’s hard to know the difference between brain fog and short-term memory loss. But there is a difference.
Brain fog causes you to have a confused feeling. You may feel like you know the steps to take to solve a problem, but there are too many choices. Then confusion sets in. This is when you know you have “brain fog”.
I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism back in 2013 and one of the many side affects of this illness is brain fog. There are 20 other pests that comes along with hypo— but I want go into all of them here.
Here are the two ways I deal with brain fog:
First I recognize I have brain fog and stop everything I’m doing. If I am feeling anxious about something, I sit down where it’s a quiet place and stop thinking for a minute. I try to get myself together and relax for a few minutes. After a bit, when I feel my mind is getting clearer, then I get up and move about. Sometimes, I may drink an 8 oz bottle of water or drink a cup of coffee. It seems like the coffee does better for me. I don’t know if it’s the caffeine or the flavor of the drink.
Secondly, when I’m in a conversation with someone and I feel the brain fog coming on, I try to limit my communication to cover up my memory loss. It’s embarrassing and sometimes I feel venerable. It could be a senior moment, but usually I don’t admit to that. Exercise seems to help with my brain fog and I think clearer more often.
Part of memory loss and brain fog could be contributed to aging, but it can be controlled with a variety of techniques. Limiting sugar from my diet is important, along with regular exercise. Socializing seems to be important to reduce brain fog. Maybe increasing self-confidence has something to do with it. I’m not completely sure.
But what I’m sure of, I want to keep it under control as much as possible. Since it’s a side effect of hypothyroidism, I will have to live with. As long as I can keep my independence, I will live with the disease and live fully.
I do take a brain supplement and eat plenty of fish, because I read that omega3’s help with brain fog and memory loss. I seem to feel better when I do take my supplements and exercise.
Take Away
Brain fog can be helped with taking supplements and daily exercise. If brain fog and short-term memory loss is your problem, consider taking omega3 vitamins and eat plenty of fish. Oily fish like wild-caught salmon is a good choice.
Thanks for reading.