Forgetting the names of everyday things

Regarding this Reddit post in r/genx: I’m 54, and over the last few years I’ve had problems remembering the names of extremely common things.

The post description starts:

Here are some that I couldn’t think of in the moment: funnel, insulated, detergent, wick, tongs, tape measure, globe… FUCKING GLOBE

Top-voted comment:

I experience this too. I call it mentalpause. It happens to people our age men and women. Hormone changes cause all kinds of hell on a person.

Makes it sound kind of humorous, right?

Another comment that sort of makes you feel ok:

The most reassuring thing I was ever told by a nurse in an Alzheimer’s facility (while visiting my grandmother) was this; if you realize you’re doing it, it’s unlikely you have a problem.

Only someone says in response:

My coworker 48yo who just got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, couldn’t remember the words and it scared her. She knew she should know the word. It’s what drove her to her doctor.

Ugh.

And even though there are plenty of responses saying it’s normal, the problem comes when things like this happen so often at work that people start to doubt your capability. That would be my fear!