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I-Amnesia yisimo lapho ulahlekelwa khona ngeminye imikhumbulo yakho, noma konke, okwesikhashana noma unomphela. Akuyona nje ukukhohlwa ukuthi uzibekephi izinkinobho zakho – kungukulahleka okukhulu kokukhumbula okungathinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke nomuzwa wokuzibona.
Nakuba amafilimu ebonisa i-amnesia ngendlela ephawulekayo, iqiniso lihlala liyinkimbinkimbi futhi lihlukahlukene. Abanye abantu bangakhohlwa izehlakalo zakamuva kodwa bakhumbule ubuntwana babo ngokucacile, kanti abanye bangalahlekelwa amakhono athile noma ulwazi ababekade belunayo.
I-Amnesia ukukhohlwa okudlula ukukhohlwa okuvamile. Kwenzeka lapho ubuchopho bakho bungakwazi ukugcina, ukubuyisela, noma ukucubungula imikhumbulo ngenxa yokulimala, ukugula, noma ubuhlungu obungokwengqondo.
Ubuchopho bakho bunesigaba sezinhlelo zokukhumbula ezihlangene. Uma i-amnesia ivela, ngokuvamile ithonya esinye noma ngaphezulu kwalezi zinhlelo ngenkathi ishiya ezinye ziphila. Lokhu kuchaza ukuthi kungani umuntu angakhohlwa igama lakhe kodwa alokhu ekhumbula ukuthi angagibela njani ibhayisikili.
Lesi simo singaba ukusuka emaphethini amancane okulahleka kokukhumbula kuya ekukhohlweni okukhulu kokukhumbula okungathinta ikhono lakho lokusebenza ngokuzimela. Okubaluleke kakhulu, ukuba ne-amnesia akusho ukuthi ulahlekelwe ubuhlakani bakho noma ubuntu bakho – lezi zici eziyisisekelo zokuthi ungubani ngokuvamile zihlala zingashintshi.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko se-amnesia ukukhohlwa, kodwa lokhu kungabonakala ngezindlela ezahlukene kuye ngohlobo olukuhlangenwe nakho. Ake sibheke izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela.
Okunethezeka ukuthi abantu abaningi abane-amnesia bagcina amakhono abo olulimi, ulwazi olujwayelekile, namakhono afundiwe njengokufunda noma ukuqhuba. Ubuntu bakho namakhono akho omphakathi ngokuvamile ahlala ephilile, okusho ukuthi usalokhu unguwe ngokuyisisekelo.
I-Amnesia iza ngezindlela eziningana ezahlukene, ngayinye ithonya ikhono lokukhumbula ngezindlela ezihlukile. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ukuthi uqonde kangcono ukuthi wena noma othandekayo wakho ningaba nakho.
I-amnesia retrograde ithonya ikhono lakho lokukhumbula izehlakalo ezenzeka ngaphambi kokuba i-amnesia iqale. Ungakhohlwa iminyaka yakamuva, amashumi eminyaka, noma ezimweni ezingavamile, impilo yakho yonke edlule ngenkathi usakwazi ukuqamba imikhumbulo emisha.
I-amnesia anterograde yenza kube nzima noma kungenakwenzeka ukuqamba imikhumbulo emisha ngemuva kokuba i-amnesia iqale. Ungakhumbula eyedlule ngokucacile, kodwa okuhlangenwe nakho okusha akukhumbuli.
I-amnesia ehlukanisayo ngokuvamile ivela ebuhlungwini obungokwengqondo. Ungakhohlwa izehlakalo ezithile ezibuhlungu noma izikhathi eziphelele zempilo yakho, kodwa ikhono lakho lokufunda ulwazi olusha ngokuvamile lihlala liphilile.
I-amnesia yomhlaba wonke ehamba phambili yisimo sesikhashana lapho ngokuzumayo ungakwazi ukuqamba imikhumbulo emisha noma ukukhumbula izehlakalo zakamuva. Ngokuvamile ihlala amahora ambalwa kuphela futhi ayenzeki ngaphezulu kweyodwa.
I-Amnesia ithuthukiswa lapho okuthile kuphazamisa ukusebenza okujwayelekile kwezindawo zobuchopho ezihilelekile ekwakheni nasekutholeni imikhumbulo. Izimbangela zingaba zokwenyama, ezingokwengqondo, noma ngezinye izikhathi ukuxuba kokubili.
Izimbangela zokwenyama ngokuvamile zihilela ukulimala okuqondile ebuchopho bakho noma ukuhlupheka kokusebenza okujwayelekile kwekemistri yalo. Nazi izizathu ezivamile zokwenyama i-amnesia eyenzeka:
Izimbangela ezingokwengqondo zihilela ubuhlungu obungokomzwelo noma obungokwengqondo obukhulu kangangokuthi ingqondo yakho ivala imikhumbulo njengendlela yokuzivimba. Lolu hlobo lwe-amnesia ngokuvamile lugxile ezehlakalo ezithile ezibuhlungu kunokuthi luthonye yonke imikhumbulo.
Ngezinye izikhathi i-amnesia ingathuthukiswa ngokuxuba kwezici zokwenyama nezingokwengqondo, okwenza kube nzima kakhulu ukuyiqonda nokuphatha.
Kufanele ufunuke ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma wena noma othandekayo wakho nihlangabezana nokukhohlwa okukhulu ngokuzumayo. Noma yikuphi ukuqala okusheshayo kwe-amnesia kudinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezinkulu ezingaphansi.
Xhumana nezinsizakalo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha uma ukukhohlwa kuvela kanye nokudideka, isiphithiphithi esikhulu, ubunzima bokukhuluma, ubuthakathaka ohlangothini olulodwa lomzimba, noma ukulahlekelwa uqaphelo. Lokhu kungabonisa isifo sokuqhaqhazela noma enye inhlekelele yezokwelapha.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela izinkinga zokukhumbula eziqhubekayo ezihlupha imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Ngisho noma ukukhohlwa kubonakala kulula, kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela ukuze uthole noma yiziphi izimbangela eziphatheka.
Ungalindi ukufuna usizo uma izinkinga zokukhumbula zibangela ukukhathazeka noma zithinta ubuhlobo bakho, umsebenzi, noma ikhono lokunakekela wena ngokuphepha.
Izici eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okuba ne-amnesia, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici ezingaholela akusho ukuthi uzokhohlwa ngokuqinisekile. Ukuziqonda kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela lapho kungenzeka.
Ubudala ingenye yezici eziyinhloko ezingaholela, njengoba ubuchopho bakho buya bube buthakathaka ekulimala nasekuguleni ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, i-amnesia ingathinta abantu banoma yiliphi iminyaka, kufaka phakathi abantwana nabantu abadala abasebasha.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukulawula zonke izici ezingaholela njengobudala noma umlando womndeni, ungathatha izinyathelo zokuvikela impilo yobuchopho bakho ngokuzivocavoca njalo, ukudla okunempilo, nokuvinjwa kokusebenzisa kabi utshwala.
I-Amnesia ingabangela izinselele ezahlukene ezihlupha izici ezahlukene zempilo yakho, nakuba izinhlupheko ezithile ziyahluka kuye ngohlobo nobunzima bokulahleka kokukhumbula okuhlangenwe nakho.
Ukusebenza kwansuku zonke ngokuvamile kuba nzima uma ungakhumbuli ulwazi olubalulekile noma ufunde izinto ezintsha. Ungase uhlupheke ngemisebenzi yomsebenzi, ukuphatha imali, noma ukugcina ikhaya lakho liphephile.
Umphumela obungokomzwelo awufanele ucatshangelwe kancane. Ukukhohlwa imikhumbulo kungaba njengokulahlekelwa izingxenye zakho, okubangela ukukhungatheka, usizi, noma ukwesaba ngekusasa.
Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi abane-amnesia bathola izindlela zokuzilungisa nokugcina impilo eanelisayo ngokusekelwa okufanele nokuphathwa. Ukululama kungenzeka ezimweni eziningi, ikakhulukazi lapho imbangela eyingqayizivele ingaphathwa.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimbangela ze-amnesia, ungathatha izinyathelo ezibalulekile zokunciphisa ingozi yakho nokukhuthaza impilo yobuchopho bakho phakathi nempilo yakho.
Ukuvimbela ukulimala ekhanda ingenye yezindlela ezibaluleke kakhulu njengoba ukulimala kuyimbangela eholela e-amnesia. Gqoka izingubo zokuphepha ezifanele ngesikhathi semidlalo, sebenzisa amabhande emoto, futhi wenze ikhaya lakho liphephile ngokususa izingozi zokuwa.
Ukuhlala ugcina ubuchopho bakho busebenza ngokufunda amakhono amasha, ukufunda, noma ukuhlanganyela emisebenzini yengqondo eyingozi kungase futhi kusize ekuvikeleni ukusebenza kwengqondo njengoba uya ukhula.
Ukuhlola i-amnesia kuhilela ukuhlolwa okuphelele ukuze kuqondwe ubunzima bokulahleka kokukhumbula nokubona noma yiziphi izimbangela ezingaphansi ezingaphatheka.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngomlando wezokwelapha ophelele nokuhlolwa komzimba. Uzokubuza ukuthi izinkinga zokukhumbula zaqala nini, yiziphi izimpawu ozibonayo, nokuthi uke waba nokulimala noma ukugula kwamuva.
Ukuhlolwa kwengqondo kusiza ekuhloleni izinhlobo ezahlukene zokukhumbula namakhono okucabanga. Lezi zivivinyo zingase zihlanganise ukukhumbula uhlu lwamagama, ukukhumbula izehlakalo zakamuva, noma ukubonisa amakhono afundiwe njengokudweba noma ukubhala.
Izifundo zokubuka ubuchopho njenge-CT scans noma i-MRIs zingabonisa izinkinga zesakhiwo njengezimpumputhe, ukuqhaqhazela, noma izindawo zokulimala. Izivivinyo zegazi ziqapha ukutheleleka, ukuswela amavithamini, noma ezinye izimo zezokwelapha ezingathinta ikhono lokukhumbula.
Ngezinye izikhathi udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okukhethekile njenge-EEGs ukuze ahlole imisebenzi yokubamba noma ukuhlolwa kwengqondo ukuze athole isithombe esiphelele samakhono akho okucabanga.
Ukuphatha i-amnesia kugxile ekuphatheni imbangela eyingqayizivele lapho kungenzeka khona nokukusiza ukuba ubhekane nezinselele zokukhumbula. Indlela ethile ihluka kuye ngohlobo lwe-amnesia onayo nokuthi yini eyayiyimbangela.
Lapho i-amnesia ivela esimweni esiphatheka njengokutheleleka kobuchopho, ukuswela amavithamini, noma umphumela wecala lomuthi, ukuphatha lezi zinkinga ngezinye izikhathi kungabuyisela ukusebenza okujwayelekile kokukhumbula.
Ukwelashwa kokuvuselela kudlala indima ebalulekile ekusikweni ukuba ubhekane nezinkinga zokukhumbula nokwenza amasu okuphila kwansuku zonke. Ochwepheshe bezokwelapha bangakufundisa amasu okuhlela indawo yakho nokusetha amasiko asekelayo ukuzimela.
Ukululama kuhluka kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Abanye abantu balulama iningi noma yonke imisebenzi yabo yokukhumbula, kanti abanye bafunda ukuphila ngempumelelo ngezinselele eziqhubekayo zokukhumbula ngokusebenzisa amasu okuziqondisa nezinhlelo zokusekela.
Ukuphila ne-amnesia kudinga ukwenza amasu asebenzayo akusiza ukuba uqhubeke nempilo yansuku zonke ngokuphepha nangokuzimela. Ikhona ukwenza isimiso nokusebenzisa amathuluzi asekelayo ikhono lakho lokukhumbula.
Ukusetha amasiko ahlala njalo kunganciphisa umthwalo wengqondo wokukhumbula ukuthi yini okufanele uyenzani nsuku zonke. Zama ukwenza imisebenzi ebalulekile njengokuthatha imithi noma ukudla ukudla ngezikhathi ezifanayo nasezindaweni ezifanayo.
Cabanga ukusebenza nochwepheshe bezokwelapha abangahlola indawo yakho yasekhaya futhi bancome ukuguqulwa okuthile okwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ibe lula futhi iphephile.
Ungangabazi ukwamukela usizo oluvela emindenini nabangane. Ukuba nenkambiso eqinile yokusekela kwenza ukuphatha i-amnesia kube lula kakhulu futhi kungabi yinto ehlukanisayo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nezincomo zokwelapha ezifanele. Njengoba izinkinga zokukhumbula zingenza kube nzima ukukhumbula imininingwane ebalulekile, ukulungiselela kubaluleke kakhulu.
Letha ilungu lomndeni othembekile noma umngane onikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe ngezimpawu zakho nomlando wezokwelapha. Bangase baqaphele izinguquko ekukhumbuleni kwakho noma ukuziphatha okungakaqapheli.
Bhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini nokuthi ziguquke kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Faka ulwazi nganoma iyiphi imithi oyithathayo, ukugula kwamuva, ukulimala, noma izehlakalo ezibalulekile zokuphila.
Cabanga ukugcina idayari yesimpawu isikhathi esinguviki noma ezimbili ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho. Qaphela ukuthi izinkinga zokukhumbula zenzeka nini, yini ezibangela, nokuthi zithinta kanjani imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
I-Amnesia yisimo esiyinkimbinkimbi esithinta abantu ngezindlela ezahlukene, kodwa ukuyiqonda kangcono kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukwesaba nokungabaza. Nakuba ukukhohlwa kungaba inselele, abantu abaningi abane-amnesia baphila impilo eanelisayo ngokusekelwa okufanele nokuphathwa.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi i-amnesia ayichazi ukuthi ungubani njengomuntu. Ubuntu bakho, izindinganiso, namakhono amaningi ahlala ephilile ngisho noma ikhono lokukhumbula lithonyeke.
Ukuxilongwa nokuphathwa kwasekuqaleni kunikeza imiphumela emihle kakhulu, ikakhulukazi lapho i-amnesia ivela ezimweni eziphatheka. Ngisho noma izinkinga zokukhumbula zihlala njalo, ukwelashwa kokuvuselela namasu okuziqondisa kungakusiza ukuba ugcine ukuzimela nekhwalithi yempilo.
Ungabhekani ne-amnesia wedwa. Abahlinzeki bezempilo, amalungu omndeni, namaqembu okusekela anganikeza izinsiza nokusekelwa komzwelo okudingayo ukuze ubhekane nalesi simo esinzima ngempumelelo.
Ukululama kwe-amnesia kuncike embangelweni eyingqayizivele nobunzima. Ezinye izinhlobo, njengalezo ezivela emiphumeleni yecala lomuthi noma ukuswela amavithamini, zingathuthuka kakhulu ngokwelashwa. Ezinye, ikakhulukazi lezo ezivela ekulimala okukhulu kobuchopho, zingase zibangele izinguquko ezihlala njalo zokukhumbula. Kodwa-ke, ngisho noma ukululama okuphelele kungenakwenzeka, abantu abaningi bafunda ukuphatha izimpawu zabo ngempumelelo nokugcina ikhwalithi yempilo enhle.
Cha, i-amnesia ayihlali njalo. Izinhlobo zesikhashana njenge-amnesia yomhlaba wonke ehamba phambili ngokuvamile ziyaphela ngamahora. Izinkinga zokukhumbula ezivela ekulimala ekhanda ngokuvamile ziyathuthuka emavikini noma ezinyangeni. Ngisho nezinye izimo ezinkulu zingabonisa ukuthuthuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ikakhulukazi ngokwelashwa kokuvuselela. Ikhona ukubona nokuphatha noma yiziphi izimbangela ezingaphansi ngokushesha okukhulu.
Lokhu kuncike kuhlobo nobunzima be-amnesia. Abanye abantu bangase bangabazi amalungu omndeni ekuqaleni kodwa bangaphinde bafunde lezi zibopho. Abanye bagcina ukuqonda kodwa bakhohlwa okuhlangenwe nakho okuhlanganyelwe. Abantu abaningi abane-amnesia bagcina ubuhlobo bomzwelo nabathandekayo ngisho noma imikhumbulo ethile ilahlekile. Ukusekelwa komndeni nokubekezela kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuvikeleni lezi zibopho ezibalulekile.
Yebo, ukucindezeleka okukhulu obungokwengqondo noma ubuhlungu kungabangela i-amnesia ehlukanisayo, lapho ukhumbula khona izehlakalo ezithile ezibuhlungu noma izikhathi. Lena indlela yengqondo yakho yokukuvimbela ekuhlangenwe nakho okukhulu. Ukuqina okuqhubekayo kungase futhi kuthinte ukwakheka nokubuyiselwa kokukhumbula, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kungabangeli i-amnesia ephelele. Ukuphatha ukucindezeleka ngokwelashwa nokunakekela kwakho kungasiza ekuvimbeni nasekuphatheni izinkinga zokukhumbula ezihlobene nokucindezeleka.
Isikhathi sokululama sihluka kakhulu kuye ngembangela nohlobo lwe-amnesia. Abanye abantu balulama ezinsukwini noma emavikini, kanti abanye bangase bathathe izinyanga noma iminyaka ukuze babone ukuthuthuka. Ezinye izinhlobo ze-amnesia zingase zibangele izinguquko ezihlala njalo, kodwa abantu abaningi baqhubeka bebona ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ukwelashwa kokuvuselela okuqhubekayo nokuphathwa kwezokwelapha kungasekele inqubo yokululama kungakhathaliseki isikhathi.
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