Memory

[capriciousduck]

Hi, I have a terrible memory. I don't know if I have memory issues or am I just in wrong thinking. I have Schizophrenia(no hallucinations) and I still use medicines(Clozapine and Clonazepam). Is that the cause? Or what can I do to have a good memory? Any nutrition tips? Or should I start playing memory games (available in the android play store)?

[Vipassana]

I would suggest you explore different modalities and approach to treat your Schizophrenia then get on board with doing gentle body & mind purification work. 

I don't see much promise for living a conscious life when people are bombarded with psychotropic drugs for everyday affairs.

I speak from a privileged position & I am completely ignorant of the technicalities however If i were to speak from my intuition (which is groundless) then I would suggest you drop the 'medicines' gradually.

Usually problems related to cognition are structural problems that need to be reconciled with different approaches. 

[capriciousduck]

@Michael569 Thank you.

[pluto]

Drink Chamomile Tea often and take Gotu Kola or Make tea.
Tulsi and Lions Mane should help as well.

[crab12]

Unfortunately schizophrenia and meds will affect the memory, and you will struggle more because of that. But there are 2 things you can try to get around this problem.

What kind of information do you struggle with? Is it names, or passwords, facts? I have quite awful memory for text-based information and I get around this issue using memory palaces. You can effortlessly memorize a list of 30 items in a few minutes, for example, and it'll stay there for months, it's pretty cool. You can memorize complex ideas too with memory palaces, and it helps with the learning process as it requires you to understand the topic in a very clear way before chunking it up and memorizing it. Check out memory palaces: https://mullenmemory.com/memory-palace-basics

The other main thing for bad memory is low quality sleep:

 

[capriciousduck]

@crab12 Thanks.