Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic The symptoms like inability to recall names or forgetting names can occur normally due to mild anxiety also. The symptoms go with time. But these symptoms are causing significant distress and are resulting in impairment. You are compelled to write names on paper. Such symptoms should not be ignored. They could be due to initial stages of dementia. Mild dementia can present with forgetfulness in day to day tasks, word finding difficulties, loss of memory to names etc symptoms. I would advise you to visit a Psychiatrist for evaluation. MMSE or mini mental status examination is a test used to find and grade level of cognitive impairment. Medicines like Donepezil, Memantin are used commonly for early stages of dementia. Engage your self in brain exercise tests like sudoku or crossword. This will help to improve cognitive functions. Thanks hope this helps you.