The Fog

Today is a confusing, foggy day for me. It is not a horrible day, just not one of my better days. I can try to describe what I'm feeling. When I read some posts on social media, they aren't making much sense to me. I'm not comprehending the words, so there is no way that I can comment. That tells me that I'm struggling with my cognition. I like to refer to it as the "fog" has rolled into my brain. It makes things that are usually clear, not so clear. It makes my brain a little confused.

Last night, I thought that the fog had lifted. Then my boyfriend and I were talking on the phone. He asked a question that was worded in this way and that just didn't work for my brain. He said something like, “Don't you want to go to _____?” I told him that I really couldn't answer his question although I really wanted to. He asked me to explain and I told him that it was the word” don’t”. So, he tried to rephrase it, but that didn't work either. He said, “Do you not want to go to?” So, he reworded it a second time and he didn't use the words “do you not” or “don't”. Now the question made perfect sense to me and I could answer it. He said, “Would you like to go to ___?” Now the sentence made sense to me and I could respond. I know that the reason that this sentence didn't make sense to me was the word “don't” or “do not”. Luckily, I was able to avoid some tears, that I thought might happen. Today is a new day and I look forward to it being a good one.