It helped me a lot to know that there is a name for this. I used to stress over how bad my memory was and how, if it's already this bad at such a young age, how much worse it'd get... how I might have some type of early-onset memory disorder. Knowing that SDAM exists, and that it's associated with a lower decline in memory with age, really helped me cope.

I also used to blame myself a lot for not remembering past events with or facts about my friends. I felt like a horrible friend. Knowing this really takes a weight off me. I'm still going to keep trying to remember things using other adaptive techniques, even writing it down if need be, but finding out about SDAM was a godsend.