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We know that Depression and Anxiety can cause memory loss among other things and this is commonly referred to as pseudodementia. There are a range of treatments to help with these common psychological problems, but you need to know they are not early symptoms of dementia. Other physical illnesses can cause dementia like symptoms. For example, infections or post-operative delirium can be confused with dementia symptoms.

As we age there is a good chance, especially if we are female, that we will lose our partner. Grief can be a factor in developing dementia if we find it difficult to deal with and sometimes a counsellor can help you through this difficult time of loss and adjustment.

Often your memory problems can be just a part of the normal ageing process. We tend to think and react more slowly as we age, but sometimes we can do our best work when we use all the experience we have gained to inform us, as long-term memory is rarely effected by the ageing process and may in fact improve. Sometimes we find it hard to learn new things or to plan as well as we used to, but we can still enjoy many aspects of our lives despite the declining years. Worrying needlessly only takes from our lives and make turn into depression and anxiety.