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You know how sometimes, you get that nagging feeling that you’ve forgotten something important, but you can’t remember what it is?

For several weeks now, I’ve been getting that feeling—almost every single day. At first, I patiently went through my planner, email, voicemail and facebook events looking for something I was forgetting. There was nothing. Thinking my body had made a mistake in sending me this ‘feeling’, I ignored it, waiting for my body to correct itself. But it didn’t. It hasn’t.

I’ve raked my brain several times since… deadlines? important dates? birthdays? special events? unreplied phone calls or emails?

Nothing. It is most irritating.

At this point, I am starting to doubt there is even something I have unknowingly forgotten. But the feeling of unease hasn’t gone away, and I am left with two options: either my body has gone crazy, or I have. Neither look good.

Has this ever happened to you? And if it has—how did you figure out what you were missing, and was it really that important after all?

1. Lene says:
   

   I get that feeling almost everyday when I leave home for school. It’s really annoying, considering that it makes me think of all the trouble I would have to go through if I really forgot something. Most of the time it’s only a false alarm.

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   May 31st, 2009 at 1:00 pm
2. Lizzy says:
   

   That happens to me occasionally; I usually just ignore it. I go through the major things it could be — passport, 8:AM exam, whatever — and if it’s not one of those then I figure, if it is anything at all, it can wait. It may be classified as mild OCD – continually doubting that you have remembered everything you need to remember.

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   May 31st, 2009 at 2:18 pm
3. sleepyjane says:
   

   It usually comes to me. Eventually. :)

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   June 1st, 2009 at 12:31 am
4. prach says:
   

   yes, this has happened to me. it has gotten worse as i have gotten older, too. eventually, i well see, smell, hear or feel something that will trigger the thing i have forgotten. i’m sure it will come to you soon. (sometimes i even dream it!)

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   June 1st, 2009 at 11:02 am
5. Orange County says:
   

   Whenever this happens to me and I finally figure it out, it’s something minor. If you forget something major you’ll completely forget it!

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   June 1st, 2009 at 4:57 pm