I consider myself a hyperthymic person that is why I do not forget many things in my daily life. However, here I would like to share an incident when I completely forgot about an important appointment with my ophthalmologist. I vividly remember last year I scheduled my eye test appointment with my doctor as I had been experiencing watery and red eyes while studying. Firstly, I decided it was better to consult a doctor about the issue. Secondly, I booked appointment two weeks in advance as my exams had just completed and I would have no trouble attending the doctor. However, several days later, my friends organized an off-road excursion and being an adventure lover, I could not resist myself and I immediately agreed to them. Moreover, in the excitement of the trip, it completely slipped out of my mind about the appointment and we spent weekend having fun and enjoying activities. Additionally, upon returning home, I resumed my studies and I started to have difficulty in reading and a quick thought struck me that I missed my appointment. Later on, I felt incredibly down about my negligence. Lastly, I promptly residualed it and I put reminder on my phone so that I do not forget it again. This experience taught me a lesson of balancing my social life as well as responsibilities, reminding me that health should always come first. To conclude, this was the disheartening incident when I missed an important appointment.
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I consider myself a hyperthymic person; that is why I do not forget many things in my daily life. However, here I would like to share an incident when I completely forgot about an important appointment with my ophthalmologist. I vividly remember that last year I scheduled my eye test appointment with my doctor as I had been experiencing watery and red eyes while studying. Firstly, I decided it was better to consult a doctor about the issue. Secondly, I booked the appointment two weeks in advance as my exams had just completed and I would have no trouble attending the doctor. However, several days later, my friends organized an off-road excursion, and being an adventure lover, I could not resist and immediately agreed to join them. Moreover, in the excitement of the trip, the appointment completely slipped my mind, and we spent the weekend having fun and enjoying activities. Additionally, upon returning home, I resumed my studies and started to have difficulty reading, and a quick thought struck me that I missed my appointment. Later on, I felt incredibly down about my negligence. Lastly, I promptly rescheduled it and put a reminder on my phone so that I do not forget it again. This experience taught me a lesson about balancing my social life with my responsibilities, reminding me that health should always come first. To conclude, this was the disheartening incident when I missed an important appointment.
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