Hi sir, I am 18 years old and I suffer from memory issue, I forget thing in short time period then what can I do.

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Hi lybrate-user at your young age there are so many things that affects your memory 1. Tension/stress: please don't take stress or tension as this affects your short term memory, live a stress free life 2. Avoid alcohol consumption: alcohol consumption in high quantities do affect your memory levels 3. Smoking: excessive smoking also causes memory issues. 4. Medications: certain medications also impact your memory if you are taking them for long like allergy medicines, sleeping medication or pills, antidepressants etc. 5. Lack of sleep: you need to have at least 6-8 hours of sleep this ensures that your mind becomes stress free, too little sleep can impact memory not only limited to memory but it can impact your mood and anxiety levels. Solution 1. Be stress free 2. Engage in healthy diet and exercise at least for 30 min 3. Have almonds and walnuts in the morning that will give essential fatty acids to your brain 4. Have peaceful 6 to 8 hours of sleep 5. Do some brain exercise like solving crosswords puzzle, sudoko and chess etc. 6. Engage in sports any sport will do.

Bhupesh Kumar · Accepted Answer

Hi lybrate-user at your young age there are so many things that affects your memory 1. Tension/stress: please don't take stress or tension as this affects your short term memory, live a stress free life 2. Avoid alcohol consumption: alcohol consumption in high quantities do affect your memory levels 3. Smoking: excessive smoking also causes memory issues. 4. Medications: certain medications also impact your memory if you are taking them for long like allergy medicines, sleeping medication or pills, antidepressants etc. 5. Lack of sleep: you need to have at least 6-8 hours of sleep this ensures that your mind becomes stress free, too little sleep can impact memory not only limited to memory but it can impact your mood and anxiety levels. Solution 1. Be stress free 2. Engage in healthy diet and exercise at least for 30 min 3. Have almonds and walnuts in the morning that will give essential fatty acids to your brain 4. Have peaceful 6 to 8 hours of sleep 5. Do some brain exercise like solving crosswords puzzle, sudoko and chess etc. 6. Engage in sports any sport will do.