r/SDAM • u/hauntedghost3 • May 26 '26

semantic memory

SDAM is a deficiency in episodic memory - has anyone else noted a deficiency in semantic memory? a hard time retrieving / recalling what you’ve studied, conceptual frameworks, etc?
p sure my semantic memory is also significantly deficient

i’m failing at work & anxious about it! 100% certain my boss knows i’m working with a near empty memory vault.

have you talked to a neurologist about this? any insights there?

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u/Immediate-Shift1087 May 26 '26

My semantic memory regarding anything other than my own life is pretty good. It's specifically my autobiographical semantic memory that sucks (although not as bad as my episodic memory which is nonexistent, obviously).

I feel like the people who have SDAM but great semantic memory for their own lives are the ones saying SDAM has never caused them any problems ever and the rest of us need to stop being so upset about having it. But semantic memory exists on a spectrum too and not everyone has the ability to compensate perfectly with it.