December 2011


Life, Health & Home Dont Try to Remember


on the tip of my tongue!”, and “I’m trying


to


remember it!”


the


You know author,


or movie or street name you’re trying to remember is in your brain and you immedi- ately begin to panic and “try hard” to remem- ber.


Stop it!


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Don’t try to remember what is sud- denly and inexplicably unavailable. Follow this


simple procedure: Relax. Take a deep breath and go on, saying, “I’ll think of it in a minute.” Trying (and especially in the emotional context of


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being frustrated) is exactly the opposite of what your think- ing apparatus needs, and in a way you know it. Some folks acknowledge, “Oh well, I’ll think of it eventually.”


And


they do; three hours later they are sharpening a pencil or stepping into the shower and presto! There it is! Don’t ask “Why?” Many people get sidetracked won- dering why they are not think- ing of what they want. Don’t waste your time or energy. Finding out what neurologi- cal, emotional or contextual influence got in the way of you’re saying a word that you know you know is probably not going to help you get the word, and the attendant stress will actually make locating the word more difficult. Just Relax. Take a deep breath, say, “I’ll think of it in a min- ute” and go on talking. So how do we retrieve that word “in a minute”? Intriguingly you can use the same brain dynamics which made the word elude you in the first place: connectivity. Think of other things which are related to the word you want to say. If it is a street name you want, think of


the homes,


signs, lights or lawns that one might see on that corner.


trees, If


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it’s a name, think of the face, the posture or the voice of the person whose name you want. If it’s a character in a movie or novel, think of the plot, the setting or the action to retrieve the name. If you want to, think of using the alpha system: quickly run through the alphabet in your head and


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see if a letter will leverage the word you want.


Some


people use mental charades like, “sounds like”, number of syllables etc.


What is going on here? All parts of the brain are connect- ed to all parts of the brain. In fact, all parts of the brain are connected to all parts of the body. If you’re talking about a novel


and you’re about to


describe the plot and someone steps on your foot, you may easily forget what you were going to say.


you see someone you haven’t seen in a while your “train of thought” might get derailed. Again, if you experience a touch of anxiety when you are about to describe a plot twist, you could temporarily “forget” what you were going to say.


Likewise, if


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A distraught dog owner called a vet pleading for an immediate appointment. He explained that his dog had a large growth or swelling near the corner of its mouth that had appeared to grow overnight, so the vet told him to bring the animal over. When the man came in with his dog, the vet examined the animal as the man stood by, anxiously waiting the vet's opinion. At last the doctor turned to him and asked, "Do you have any children?"


"Oh my gosh, is it contagious?" the man gasped. "No," the vet answered. "It's bubble gum." _________________


For many of us this


forgetting can be upsetting and we all know that strong emotion can make us stupid. But when you conscious- ly relax, take a deep breath and think of things which are around or related to the thing you want to remember you will find that the relaxation, additional oxygen and con- nectivity can lead you right to the word you want. Use the connectivity of your brain to enhance your ability to remember what you want to remember. And when you temporarily forget something, use that same three dimen- sional spider web to bring it back. For more easy-to-use mem- ory tips, visit www.memory- backguarantee.com or call 707-526-9196


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