Verbal multi-step directions

Sept. 18, 2020 (Chapter 6 Living with a Memory Impairment in my book)

I live with mild cognitive impairment and it is impossible for me to deal with verbal multi-step directions! If it is written down, I can usually complete the task. I think that with verbal multi-step directions, someone could be telling me step number five but I’m still concentrating on remembering step number one. I will have no clue what steps two through five are. Multi-step verbal directions make my head feel like it is spinning and drives my stress level where it shouldn’t be.