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Moments of "emptiness" where my brain completely stops and no focus or memory during those moments.. is this brain damage?

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Brain freeze: In times of stress we get "dumbfounded" and we have complete lack of response or ability to even think, it happens to just about everyone.

Answered 2/2/2014

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