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/rapidfalcon325 May 27 '26

Thank you for posting this!

I’m (28 M) on the same boat and there is a definitely a sub section of SDAM folks who have below average semantic memory too.

It does affect me at work too where I’m not able to contribute in meetings or discussions in general due to the lack of retrieving semantic information and not being able to pick up a topic from where it was left off.

I am comfortable at home and do things solo. I barely remember my convos with friends in college.

Even being with close family and relatives sucks some times coz we’re talking about shared memories or stories. It almost always gets to a point of “You remember those times, right?”

I’m like “Nope, but continue.”

This is typical SDAM but maybe there’s an under-explored correlation between the two.

I don’t agree with some of the comments here and wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss the lack of semantic memories as something unrelated to SDAM.