Amathiphu okukhumbula

Abantu abanokulahleka kwememori kwasekuqaleni bangasebenzisa amasu amaningi ukusiza ngokukhumbula izinto. Ngezansi kukhona amanye amathiphu.

Ukukhohlwa igama lomuntu osanda kuhlangana naye, lapho upake khona imoto yakho, lapho kukhona okuthile okusebenzisa nsuku zonke, noma inombolo yocingo osuyishayele kaningi ngaphambilini ingakhathaza futhi isabise. Njengoba ukhula, kuba nzima ebuchosheni bakho ukudala inkumbulo entsha, noma ngabe ungakhumbula izenzo nemicimbi kusukela eminyakeni edlule.

Izindlela ezingasiza ekulahlekelweni kwememori zibhalwe ngezansi.

• Zinike isikhathi sokwenza izinto odinga ukuzenza, futhi ungazizwa uphuthuma noma uvumele abanye abantu bakujahe.
• Yiba namawashi namakhalenda azungeze indlu ukuze ukwazi ukuhlala usesikhathini nesikhathi.
• Thuthukisa imikhuba nemikhuba elula ukulandela.

Gcina ingqondo yakho isebenza:

• Funda okuningi uma unenkinga yokukhumbula amagama. Gcina isichazamazwi eduze.
• Bamba iqhaza emisebenzini emnandi evusa ingqondo, njengamaphazili amagama noma imidlalo yebhodi. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina amaseli ezinzwa ebuchosheni esebenza, okubaluleke kakhulu njengoba ukhula.
• Uma uhlala wedwa, yenza umzamo wokukhuluma nabangani kanye namalungu omndeni. Batshele ngezinkinga zakho zememori, ukuze bazi ukuthi bangasiza kanjani.
• Uma uyijabulela imidlalo yevidiyo, zama ukudlala leyo ebekela inselelo ingqondo yakho.

Gcina izinto zihlelekile:

• Njalo beka isikhwama sakho semali, okhiye, nezinye izinto ezibalulekile endaweni efanayo.
• Susa imfuhlumfuhlu eyengeziwe endaweni yakho yokuhlala.
• Bhala uhlu lwezinto okufanele zenziwe (noma wenze othile akwenzele lokhu) bese uthikha izinto njengoba uzenza.
• Uthathwe izithombe zabantu obabona kakhulu bese ubabeka amagama abo. Beka lokhu ngasemnyango noma ngocingo.
• Bhala phansi ama-aphoyintimenti akho neminye imisebenzi encwadini yokuhlela noma ekhalendeni. Yigcine endaweni esobala, njengaseceleni kombhede wakho.
• Gcina uhlu lwezinombolo zocingo namakheli wamalungu omndeni aseduze nabangane esikhwameni sakho semali noma esikhwameni semali.

Njengesikhumbuzo, beka amalebula noma izithombe:

• Kumadilowa, echaza noma akhombisa okukuwo
• Kumafoni, kufaka phakathi izinombolo zocingo
• Eduze kwesitofu, esikukhumbuza ukuthi usicime
• Eminyango nakumawindi, okukukhumbuza ukuthi uwavale

Amanye amathiphu okusiza inkumbulo yakho afaka:

• Bona ukuthi umngani noma ilunga lomndeni lingashayela futhi likukhumbuze ngezindawo odinga ukuya kuzo, imithi oyidingayo, noma izinto ezibalulekile okudingeka uzenze emini.
• Thola umuntu ozokusiza ukuthenga, ukupheka, ukukhokha izikweletu zakho nokugcina indlu yakho ihlanzekile.
• Yehlisa inani lotshwala obuphuzayo. Utshwala bungakwenza kube nzima ukukhumbula izinto.
• Hlala usebenza ngokomzimba. Zama ukuhamba nsuku zonke kuze kube yimizuzu engama-30 futhi udle ukudla okunempilo.

Izinsiza zokukhumbula; Isifo i-Alzheimer - amathiphu okukhumbula; Ukulahleka kwememori kusenesikhathi - amathiphu okukhumbula; Ukuwohloka komqondo - amathiphu okukhumbula

• Amathiphu okukhumbula

National Institute on Aging iwebhusayithi. Ukukhohlwa: ukwazi isikhathi sokucela usizo. order.nia.nih.gov/publication/forgetfulness-nowing-when-to-ask-for-help. Kubuyekezwe u-Okthoba 2017. Kufinyelelwe kuDisemba 17, 2018.