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Losing Everything
I lose EVERYTHING. I have lost my retainer twice, forget books everyday, lost a 6k gold necklace at the beach, my cell phone, my keys, homework, everything. I am sick of looking through my bag, and getting that feeling of dread because I know that what I'm looking for is not there. I lost my iPod video somewhere today, and I nearly threw up. I have good days all the time until I look and... it's not there. I wish all the time, pray, list, and hope that I won't lose things. I just got that iPod, and I made an oath to myself that I would never lose it. I feel hot, sick and terrible about myself. I feel as if as soon as everything is going right for me, I lose it. Literally. I am smart, pretty and not a klutz, but I lose everything; gifts, personal purchases, etc. I lost a tennis bracelet that my aunt gave me, and barfed and cried for hours and hours and wouldn't speak to anyone. I just don't know what to do anymore since I know that everyone tries to give me everything I want, and as soon as I have it, I lose it. I feel awful, and just don't know what to do. Any help PLEASE!? I feel like I'm trapped in this little bubble of nothingness.
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I just want to say that I know exactly how you feel. I'm a very unorganized person and I lose things just like you except not as often. Last year I lost my cellphone and my dad got so mad at me and I felt terrible so I know what you're going through. The only thing I can suggest is to just be more organized. Make a place for all of your stuff and be sure to always put your things in the right place so that you always know where it is. Also I wouldn't get so worked up about losing things. It's not worth it to make yourself sick over it. I think that causes you to be even more nervous about losing more things. Next time you lose something just take a deep breath and try to re-trace your steps and ask a friend or family member for help if you still can't find it.
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Hi,
Apart from trying to be more mindful of the things you have with you (you're probably getting annoyed with me already, for stating the obvious, no?), there is one thing I can suggest;
Have a place for everything. The one way not to lose things is to be super-organised. When everything has a specific place (such as a particular pocket in your bag, a drawer or shelf in your room, or a folder with all of that subject's work in it) then it's much more difficult to lose things. Because you know what you have, and you know where it should be, you find out much sooner that it's missing, or you find it easy to check that you have everything before you leave. Finding out something is missing sooner is very helpful, lost things generally survive a little while before being noticed, or fiddled with by other people.
Another thing you should do is engrave or be very meticulous about putting your name on things. I lost my diary with all my exams and exam-tips and study information a couple of weeks before exams in the middle of this year, and somebody phoned me and told me where I could pick it up, because I bothered to fill in the personal information section in the front. With digital things like your iPod, you can leave a text file with information like that on it. Sometimes people can be very honest with things like that.
Losing bracelets and necklaces happens when you take them off. Solution - don't take them off. If you're at a pool, the beach, or playing sport do not put them anywhere except in your bag.
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