Periagoge
Scenario

Why memory loss feels like losing your essential self bit by bit

My memory is not what it used to be and I am starting to forget stories and details that made me feel like myself and I am scared of disappearing piece by piece.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Identity depends on continuity of memory, making cognitive decline feel less like illness and more like existential erasure.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief for lost identity — who you were before?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.