[goochphd]

This happened to me following a concussion. I worked with a therapist who suggested a "game" that could help my word recall. Every night before sleeping, pick a category and try to name an example from the category for each letter of the alphabet. Choose a different category every night so you're always challenging yourself.

Of course there's no substitute for working with a PT who specializes in post TBI recovery.

I've gained a lot of my recall back (though not at 100%).

[profsummergig]

> name an example from the category

Do you mean synonyms, or something else? Can you give an example of a category and A, B, C please? Thanks.

[goochphd]

Yeah for sure. So say your category is "fruits and vegetables". You might say Avocado, Banana, Celery, etc. The goal is to challenge yourself, and it's more of a stretch than you'd think (but a good exercise). Or at least, it was a stretch for me especially at the beginning

[profsummergig]

Thanks. I seem to remember an article, about someone very accomplished, where they described their "sleep meditation"; it was something very similar.

[MobileVet]

Yea, I Just read that last week… of course I can’t find it now on my phone.

I have been using it all week. It concentrates the mind but on random things.. which helps with boredom and sleep. It also avoids spiraling down on a single topic which typically makes sleep harder.

They suggested not only thinking the word but also visualizing it. I have found it fairly effective this week