Michael wrote:
Anomia means somebody has difficulty in finding words. I have that and have for decades. There's a form of anomia for names. In your case I'd bet it's stress-related and that writing all the information down may actually make it the anomia more prominent because the primary way to recall a name is by focusing and paying attention to it. If you're writing it down you don't need to focus, as much, because you know you have it written down. Add the stress of the loss of your cousin and it doesn't surprise me, at all, that you've got a touch of anomia.

If it expands or gets much worse it would be worth a mention to your primary doc. It might be the beginnings of MIld Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and that would be worth getting care for.

Speedy wrote:
[quote=Michael]
Anomia means somebody has difficulty in finding words. I have that and have for decades. There's a form of anomia for names. In your case I'd bet it's stress-related and that writing all the information down may actually make it the anomia more prominent because the primary way to recall a name is by focusing and paying attention to it. If you're writing it down you don't need to focus, as much, because you know you have it written down. Add the stress of the loss of your cousin and it doesn't surprise me, at all, that you've got a touch of anomia.

If it expands or gets much worse it would be worth a mention to your primary doc. It might be the beginnings of MIld Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and that would be worth getting care for.

PeterB wrote:
One other factor that I don't think anyone has mentioned yet:

Have you been getting enough and decent-quality sleep?

If you've been under stress (as it sounds you have), that can definitely affect your sleep patterns, which in turn can definitely affect memory... since consolidation typically takes place during different segments of sleep.