Teenager experiencing memory loss after continually hitting my head

I am an 18 year old, and when I was around 15/16, I would occasionally hit my head against lockers out of frustration or anger. This would happen every so often, over the span of a few months. Obviously I was a stupid kid and didn't think anything of it. But now a fear years on, I am experiencing worrying memory loss. I am mostly concerned about my long term memory, as the majority of my childhood seems to be a blur. I can only recall small glimpses and even when given prompts, most of my childhood memories are not available to me anymore.

I also experience mild short term forgetfulness, not necessarily forgetting what I did a few days ago, but everything I did the last week becomes a blur with no sense of time.

I've been researching mild head injuries and things like football players and musicians experiencing memory loss from hang banging, and I am wondering how likely it is that this habit is the cause of my memory loss, or if I have just always been a forgetful person.

Any opinion is welcome

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