Momentary Amnesia?
The past two days I've been experiencing what seems to be almost temporary amnesia. I'll just be walking and look up and be really disoriented and don't know exactly where I am and then anywhere from a half minute to a minute later I'll know. During these, the stretch I'm walking seems really long and the end super far away even though it's near by. It's happened at home, at school, and on the way home from school. Anyone know what it might be and might be causing it?
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I'd suggest seeing your doctor if you're really concerned. Stress can cause these or other similar symptoms--as can having too many things on your mind.
Give it a couple of days and see if it goes away, or gets worse--then take appropriate action (i.e., see your doctor if it is getting worse).
Momentary Amnesia
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Wait! Wait a minute because you have left out one hell of a lot of information about your friend which will take me longer to answer: Was your friend run over by a Mack truck and did he sustain severe brain injury as a result? Does he have a brain tumor or encephalitis and what does his neurologist say? Thirdly, barring any head injury or brain disease, this means he has "Hysterical Amnesia", which is a factitious disorder in psychiatry. He "develops" this "amnesia" (which s not true amnesia) because he has testing coming up which he physically wishes to avoid, thus his brain takes over and gives him this momentary disease which saves him from the task. When the testing is over, his memory will mysteriously return as fast as it left him. I once knew a patient who had hysterical blindness. Every time she had to give a speech where she worked, she woke up blind and actually could not see until the time for the speech had passed and then her vision returned to normal. In psychiatry, we call this a Factitious Disorder and you can Google this and read all about it. Maybe this answers your question? I don't know without more information here.
Well, if he were to hit his head hard enough so that the brain would bounce against the skull, or bruise, or vibrate enough to cause damage, there is a slight chance. If he doesn't show signs of concussion, it's not likely. The cerebral cortex (where the memory is stored) is on the top of your brain. You'd have to damage it pretty badly to lose memory. If he is acting like he lost it, he might be joking. But if he persists after a while, you should see a doctor.
Maybe you need a nap.