Depression and Severe Stress
There is a connection between depression, severe stress, and short-term memory loss. Memory issues like confusion or forgetfulness have also been connected to this illness. Additionally, it could be challenging to concentrate on work or other duties, come to conclusions, or think effectively when under severe stress or depression. Fortunately, other types of memory, including procedural memory and long-term memory, which regulate motor skills, are unaffected.
In a 2013 study, researchers discovered that individuals with depression had trouble distinguishing between things on a screen that was the same as or similar to ones they had previously seen. According to experts, this shows that memory impairment may occur as a result of depression. A research study conducted in 2015 came to the same result.
Furthermore, in a 2018 report, higher severity of depression was linked to smaller cerebellums, greater memory issues like memory loss, and a higher incidence of brain infarcts in an older Caribbean Hispanic population. Brain infarcts are areas of death of tissue due to insufficient blood supply.
To ward off depression and stress, practice yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, and other activities that help reduce and manage stress.
