When I am in severe anxiety but in a serious meeting or discussion with someone, I walk out the door and I forget what they said. It’s important information but I mix things up like the dates and whether they said yes or no. This forgetfulness happens when I’m extremely anxious and it’s not like I’m not paying attention. 

I’m paying super super close attention and yet I turn around and am confused if they said yes or no. And I don’t know how to explain this to people who don’t really understand anxiety. So I wondered if there was an actual medical term for this that I can provide for them so they understand where I’m coming from and not misunderstand me.