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Extremely poor memory ruining my life and career. please help? is there a way to get better?

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Dr. Anthony Vertino answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Get tested: Learning styles and information processing approaches can help memory encoding, retention and recall. Other factors also interfere with memory such as anxiety, depression and adhd. Physical issues can also be a root cause, as can alcohol or drug use. I would get a physical with bloodwork and then neuropsychological testing.

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Answered 5/14/2016

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