I had a wonderful word loss event this afternoon. I wanted to ask a gentleman who worked in the gardening department if he could suggest a potting soil for something I was going to grow and if they had a certain type of potting pots that I wanted but couldn't think of the words. I kept trying to think of potting soil then I saw a bag of it on the shelf and pointed to it so we got that one but I still could't figure out potting pots. Finally after describing them and playing a guessing game with the gentleman for a few minutes he did figure out what I was looking for.
I try to associate a persons name with something/someone. For example if their name was Nick there was a Nick I was good friends with when I went to school. Other times I might have a relative with the same name and try to remember it that way. I might also try to remember it by rhyming it with something. If their name was Brian then it rhymes with Lion.
Same here, sometimes need to find an object close to what word i am trying to think of.
Its just terrible when its the guys talking old sports figures in Football, hockey, baseball.
Your trying to think back 5-25yrs, think of what they accomplished, what team, etc. Just too much to recall, but you do it anyway.
To feel and appear normal i guess.