My thoughts on dealing with my lack of comprehension

(Chapter 14 Comprehension Problems in my book)

Living with a memory impairment doesn't just affect my memory, because it can affect many aspects of my life. For example, if someone sends me a private message or emails me a link to something and when I click on the link, the confusion often begins. I start reading some of the text, but it is just too much for me to read and comprehend. When this happens to me, I can become afraid because I don't really know what the person meant by sending me the link. Was the link supposed to be helpful to me or was it supposed to be funny? What if the person is waiting for a response from me? I might not know how to respond. If I can figure out what to say, I think that I would probably respond by telling them that there is just too much text for me to comprehend, but thank you anyway. I might even say, “sorry”, as if this is somehow “my fault” or I can change the way my brain works. If only ...

If there is humor involved in something someone sent me that might make it even more difficult for me. I have noticed that sometimes my sense of humor seems to be gone. When in reality, it hasn't gone anywhere, but what is happening is that I don't understand the words. If I don't understand the words, then I can't really “get” the humor.