Ever since I started a new job last year, I’ve been having these problems. I work in retail. I’m constantly making mistakes, I’m unfocused, forgetful, bad at organisation and using initiative, and sometimes struggling to hear or understand what people are saying to me. Like I don’t hear their words or they don’t register in my head. I’m also having trouble making conversation with my colleagues which is making it difficult to build a relationship with them.
It’s normal to make mistakes, but I am making them constantly and it often causes a great deal of frustration and embarrassment for me, as well as irritation for my colleagues.
I’ve tried to brush it off as me being naturally clumsy person that is very shy and introverted. But I feel like it’s something more than that, because I’m having genuine communication issues too when it comes to hearing and understanding what I’m being told.
Have you had a regular checkup lately? If you have the means to do so that would be a good place to start. A blood test could very easily rule out the stuff that’s simplest to fix, like a vitamin deficiency. Be sure to emphasize to the doctor that these are new symptoms interfering with your job if you feel like they’re brushing you off.
If the physical stuff all comes back OK then you might want to see a psychiatrist or psychologist to get their opinion, because a ton of stuff can cause the symptoms you mention.