Losing things

I hate it when I found out that I lost something, especially that I don't notice untill it is too late to go look for it. A few months ago I lost about 800tl, a few days ago I lost my sunglasses And yesterday I lost my phone charger. All of which I realised that I lost after getting home from a long day where I have been going from a place to another all of which is about 2 hours or more from home ( I don't have a car) which makes it harder to look for jt. A for the distance, B I have no clue where exactly to look in the million places I went. The idea of losing something is not really the issue as much as that I will have to pay money to replace it, money I don't have in matter of fact money I owe to other people. It is really getting me.

NeuroNerd

I still have the same problem but here some tips that help me a lot: For phone cases or wallet I always buy bright colors so I can notice them easier. And if I forget them people always call me back like ‘ does that yellow phone belong to you?’ Or easy to ask people ‘have you found a bright red wallet here?’ And I write my name and phone number on everything that I have 😅 you can’t imagine how many times people called me to get my wallet back much faster because they noticed my phone number on it 😅 and it makes everything easier for the person who found them too. People don’t want any trouble like finding the security and filling a form etc. so they just leave the lost things where they find. 😕

rahma

For some reason I haven't seen the rest of your answer. This is great, but I mostly lose things or forget them in places after a long day which usually means I am overwhelmed and probably hungry. Will do try to do the same with bright colours and a list of what I have with me.

NeuroNerd

of course the list was different when I was a kid 😂 : backpack(bright pink) coat (red) keys(with a huge keyring) homework(yellow folder) emergency money but it was also easy for my parents to notice me in a crowd (i tended to get lost a lot 🥲)

NeuroNerd

I have a check list that I follow whenever I leave a place, it’s an obsessive behavior that learned from my parents when I was a child as my therapist said 😅but it compensates my adhd forgetting problem so he said it’s okay to keep it 😅 check list: Phone Wallet ID / Transport card Keys Watch (since every one of them is colorful it’s easy to check 🤗) and whenever I leave a place I look back one more time so i can notice if i forget my colorful shiny things 😅 and when I close the door of my apartment, I say a tongue twister which is fun so i easily remember if i close the door or not. 😅 i don’t say getting an obsession is healthy but it does help me to survive in a crowded city 🙄

mandymooma

I can’t even find things I’ve lost in the same room!

rahma

That is sad, but at least you know it is in the house.

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