I have an incredibly hazy memory, almost to to point where I don't have any long term memory at all. I have pretty bad anxiety so I'm wondering if it's related or if anyone else experiences this.

Some examples:

Someone might make a reference to a movie or TV show and I won't understand it. Even though I might have watched the show recently, I just can't recall the details of anything that happened, just the overall storyline.

Seeing an AskReddit question that looks like something I have experienced, but I just can't recall any details to make a comment.

I've done a lot of travelling around the world, but I can't remember specifics of any of my trips except for one or two highlights. 

I can't remember past stories or even re tell jokes I have heard before because my brain is simply empty. I might vaguely remember one, but not enough to re-tell.

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However, there are certain things I remember incredibly well. I'm a software engineer, so sometimes when solving some obscure problem, I can remember how I solved a similar problem many years ago, but this might only be because I'm required to know things like this for my job. It's like my brain just discards anything that I don't think is worth remembering, even though I wish I could remember more details.

Anyone else have anything similar and manage to solve it?