Transient gaps in memory in adolescents?

Post date: 2020-10-28 16:51:49

Have you experienced a situation where you are doing something, and then you suddenly realize that you are in the middle of doing something else, with no memory of how you got there? Has this happened more than once? What is it called?

I learned that for as long as they can remember, a adolescent family member has been experiencing what they call "lost time", where they will be doing something and then suddenly realize they're doing something else, with no memory between. For example, they'll be reading a book and will be three chapters later, or they'll be in one class and then suddenly be in another class (!) or in the middle of a conversation (!!), and not know how they got there. Apparently they didn't realize until today that this wasn't a thing that everyone experiences.

Have you experienced this? Do you know what it might be called? What I might search on? (A quick google yields "transient global amnesia" and "confusional migraine"....)

Additional data is that this family member is dealing with anxiety issues, which we are in the early stages of trying to sort out.

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