The title says it all. I have trouble with even basic addition and subtraction, or multiplication. Simple questions like how many times 60 000 divided into 500 000 can completely give me brain fog. I think this is due to anxiety and heightened awareness.
Bagger
Stressful
- Jun 18, 2019
- 331
I too have extremely bad math skills, i do understand the principles, but when it comes to do real calculations, even simple one like you stated above - BOOM, nothing. I'm just lost there, its like my mind being clouded by thick smog. The more i focus, the more smoggy it gets. Addition and subtraction without using fingers is hard for me. Even remembering multiplication table is beyond me. Without calculator i can't do basically anything math wise. This is sad, because i love science stuff, and without decent number skills i will never fully understand things that i'm most interested in.
Darkhaven
All i have left is memories
- May 19, 2019
- 979
Undiagnosed, but definately have it.
Noticed it right away at 1st grade, but teachers just labelled it as "Maths being my achilles heel".
I also have generalized brainfog which deeply impacts my university grades.
Noticed it right away at 1st grade, but teachers just labelled it as "Maths being my achilles heel".
I also have generalized brainfog which deeply impacts my university grades.
Some people are not inclined towards being good at math, but yes I do have this problem and maybe some other learning issues too. Men especially at higher end of the iq spectrum tend to excel at math while women on average are less inclined to be good at or interested in math. You sound like u probably just don't enjoy it, it's hard to get yourself to be interested if your brain doesn't like the complexity. We only learn if we are interested in something anyway or are engaged properly.
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not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
That's ok. That's why we all carry calculators now, on our phones. They are more than just government-tracking devices...
Maybe OP is female and therefore genetically incapable of basic math. ;)
Also I suspect you are quicker at math than you think; if you weren't, clients would steal you blind with their doubletalk and dirty tricks.
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HitchHiker
Student
- Jun 23, 2019
- 140
I'm really awful at doing math in my head, I get the brain fog too. And I'm an accountant...
Elek
Student
- Feb 2, 2019
- 101
Luckily math is not just calculations, first of all is a philosophy. You can theorize about functions, limits, derivatives, integrals, linear algebra, geometry, probability without even doing 1+1.
Marz
À PEU PRÈS
- Aug 3, 2018
- 170
I have suspected I may have this for years. I remember even as a kid I never quite understood basic math, and by the time it got more complicated I was always confused. I failed math five times in high school. My brain basically shuts down when doing operations. I get confused with what procedures you need to make where and sometimes even counting is hard. I can spend ten minutes counting money because I lose track. Needless to say, my talents also lie in the artsy fields so there's that.
No I'm not - that is a hasty assumption and I can imagine why women will find it offensive. I hold an electrical engineering degree so I needed math. I was able to pass my papers but it might be the anxiety? If you check my other thread you will see that I do struggle with foggy thinking and hyperawareness.
It makes accounting difficult and I notice a Stark difference now that I am older.
laila888
Member
- Jun 15, 2019
- 28
lol Where did you get this information? Sounds like made up statistics with no data to back it up.
not_a_robot
"i hope the leaving is joyful, & never to return"
- May 30, 2019
- 2,121
So is dyscalculia a progressive disease or congenital, like dyslexia?
Have you told your doctor?
Marz
À PEU PRÈS
- Aug 3, 2018
- 170
The condition seems to be common in people with ADD/ADHD or dyslexia but also in people with math anxiety. Brain fog also may contribute to it.
Never Free
Student
- Feb 6, 2019
- 177
I think I might. I've always struggled with math, and think my mom may've naturally helped me a little with it. She taught all of us basic reading and math young. Probably especially for me and my older sister, because of time. Also some of the tips she gave breaking up number into smaller ones, and counting up to multiply. Though not perfect. These are tips for dyscalculia. I thought maybe I got my LD from her and that's how she knew them. However, she was told she apparently is just naturally good at breaking things down, and was sometimes asked is an special ed teacher. I also think my Irlen Syndrome may've covered it up. I was Dx with visual spacial deficit. I also tapped my finger on my leg, or wiggled them secretly for a long time. Quite a few years.
