I consider myself a hyperthymic person that is why I do not forget ample things in my daily routine. However, here I want to share an incident where I completely forgot about an important appointment with my ophthalmologist. Last year, I vividly remember I scheduled an eye-test appointment because I had been experiencing watery and red eyes while studying. Firstly, I decided it was best to consult a doctor about the issue. Secondly, I booked an appointment two weeks in advance as my exams had completed and I would have no trouble for attending that appointment. However, several days later, my friends organized an off-road excursion and being an adventure lover, I immediately said yes to them. Moreover, in excitement of trip, I completely forgot about the appointment and spent the weekend having fun with my friends. To add more, upon returning home, later on I resumed studies. I started to have difficulty in reading and a quick thought hit. Suddenly, stuck me. I missed my appointment. I felt incredibly down about my negligence. Lastly, I promptly rescheduled it and set a reminder on my phone. This experience taught me a value of lesson about balancing my social life responsibility, reminding me that health should always come first. To conclude, this was the disheartening incident that happened to me.
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I consider myself a hyperthymic person; that is why I do not forget many things in my daily routine. However, here I want to share an incident where I completely forgot about an important appointment with my ophthalmologist. Last year, I vividly remember scheduling an eye test appointment because I had been experiencing watery and red eyes while studying. Firstly, I decided it was best to consult a doctor about the issue. Secondly, I booked an appointment two weeks in advance as my exams had completed, and I would have no trouble attending that appointment. However, several days later, my friends organized an off-road excursion, and being an adventure lover, I immediately said yes to them. Moreover, in the excitement of the trip, I completely forgot about the appointment and spent the weekend having fun with my friends. To add more, upon returning home, I resumed my studies. I started to have difficulty reading, and a quick thought hit me. Suddenly, it struck me: I missed my appointment. I felt incredibly down about my negligence. Lastly, I promptly rescheduled it and set a reminder on my phone. This experience taught me a valuable lesson about balancing my social life and responsibilities, reminding me that health should always come first. To conclude, this was the disheartening incident that happened to me.
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