Spent 3 hours looking for my car keys that were in my hand the whole time

I was running late for a dentist appointment in Portland last Tuesday and spent a solid 3 hours tearing my apartment apart for my car keys. I checked every pocket, the laundry basket, under the couch cushions, even the fridge because why not at that point. Turns out they were literally in my hand the whole time while I was searching. I was holding them while I opened drawers and moved pillows and just could not register that feeling. The worst part is I do this kind of thing like once a month and it never gets less embarrassing. Has anyone else ever lost something that was physically touching them?

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davidh8815h ago

Oh man, I feel your pain so much. What finally worked for me was I started talking out loud to myself while I'm searching, like "okay I am holding a blue keychain in my right hand right now." It makes me actually process what I'm feeling instead of just running on autopilot. Now I only lose my keys like every other month instead of weekly.