Sudden Forgetting.. 21 F

[Allykune]

I'm 21 and sometimes I forget who my husband is. It's a very strange feeling and almost sudden fear. It happened again today and I'm worried about it. I was just talking to him normally and he was looking away from me sitting on our bed, so I leaned down to kiss him and when he looked up at me fear filled me like I didn't know who he was. As if he was a literal stranger. But then I realized it was him and didn't mention it. This has happened a few times before, just us talking or walking and him looking away and then looking back and me not realizing it's him.. I've also had dizziness and headaches lately, that comes and goes as it pleases. I'm worried something might be seriously wrong, or maybe it's some sort of anxiety attack? I have anxiety but it's only for crowds and scary body pain stuff and only seems to upset my tummy when I get it. Please help! Thank you.

[real_jimmy]

I think our experiences in the past, especially from an early age may be the times where we allowed certain fears to root in us,. We face them at some point of our times again. And mostly it the anxiety or an environment that is not comfortable to you that may trigger such feelings. However, the positive aspect is that with time and confidence you get stronger and learn to be calm and at ease even when you feel like life may not b goingthe way you want it to or the way you had thought about, but it's okay.
On a lighter note, i have heard people saying that even after decades of spending times with their spouses they have not fully understood them or the process of understanding a person/ a human being may be the toughest thing for any person. What matters is that you know who you are and all the life yo are living to understand yourself. Sometimes what we see is what we know about us. So, take it easy for as long as there is no real medical condition, which I do not see there. I am sure you are going to be fine. Just stay busy with whatever you like doing and it is important to have healthy conversations with your partner on the subjects of all that you have in common or anything you find interesting.  And maybe at some point have a pet like a cat :D Cats are the most mysterious of animals. Have a great weekend.

[Jenn1302]

I'm so sorry you're going through this. Have you seen a doctor? I don't mean to scare you and I'm not a doctor, but this seems like a potentially serious medical condition.  If your PCP dismisses your symptoms seek a second opinion and a third and a fourth opinion until someone runs the proper tests. I would insist on getting a brain scan asap.

[Allykune]

I haven't yet, it seemed like such a small thing. Do you really think something could be wrong in my brain?? I've worried forever about that before from my headaches, but it was merely my anxiety with my severe allergies, causing me to have so much sinus pressure... Thank you for your reply.

[2017mary]

Can you go to a doctor?  You don't want to dismiss this as anxiety, anxiety shouldn't cause this.  It might be a symptom of a brain tumor or a psychiatric issue.  

[Allykune]

I can but I can hardly find the free time when my husband doesn't work That fits with our doctors schedual. I sure hope it's nothing that serious.... normally when i have symptoms I google them and I have to go around the cancer options,  but this time I only got anxiety as a result. Thank you for your reply.

[Sidefire]

If you simply didn't recognize him I'd say it could be a form of prosopagnasia (a syndrome where you have difficulty recognizing faces), but this sounds more like you actually forget him.
Is it that you forget you're with your husband and when you look at him you see a complete stranger, or is it that you forget who this guy is entirely?

With the headaches and dizziness, I'd say it's probably anxiety. Our minds are powerful, and I'd be pretty scared too if this happened. It can also be a sign of dehydration or lack of sleep, both potentially caused by the stress.

[Allykune]

It's like I see a stranger, like I don't recognise him at all. And it happens in a split second, all at once, but then I realize it's him and the feeling is gone. It scares me because I don't like strangers so when this happens I tend to stop or jump back in fear of some random person being there. It happens rarely but the fact that it happens at all scares me. I mentioned it to him later and he sees it as no big deal, but I'm still curious. I hope it's just some sort of anxiety, like just stress causing my mind to be blurry or something. Thanks for the reply!