I've been living with anxiety and depression since I was 12 years old. I'm in my mid 30s now. I've always barely had any memory of my childhood. There are a few flickers of memories but nothing much. As I got older my friends would remind me about experiences or situations that happened and I have no recollection of them. It is very embarrassing. The past five years or so I've had difficulty coming up with coherent thoughts or words at times. More often than I'd hope. 

Not remembering a conversation that was had the day before or a few hours before with my partner  or friends is terrible. People have actually gotten very angry at me for it. It's not as if I'm not listening. I try to intently listen to everything but it just does not stick. 

I've started to actually get tattoos on my body to help remind me of things or times or places that are very important to me. I photograph EVERYTHING too. All to try to help guardrail for the memory issue. 

Does anyone else experience this? If so, what are some ways you've figured out how to compensate for it?