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Finally found the name for this feeling:
nementia
n. the post-distraction effort to recall the reason you’re feeling particularly anxious or angry or excited, trying to retrace your sequence of thoughts like a kid gathering the string of a downed kite.
Ancient Greek νέμειν (némein), to give what is due + Latin dementia, without mind. Pronounced “ne-men-shuh.”
— Nov 12, 2026 01:17AM
nementia
n. the post-distraction effort to recall the reason you’re feeling particularly anxious or angry or excited, trying to retrace your sequence of thoughts like a kid gathering the string of a downed kite.
Ancient Greek νέμειν (némein), to give what is due + Latin dementia, without mind. Pronounced “ne-men-shuh.”
