- Username
- StarsxandxInk
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Yess , GPS is my bestfriend , I use it all the time
Weird, I have always told people that I have a seriously bad sense of direction. It's gotten marginally better over the years because I've made conscious efforts to practice my navigational skills, but I'll still get lost in the small area of town that I deliver food in multiple times a week.
I am absolutely horrible with directions. I think its partially because I don't drive. But I remember as a kid going camping, I would get lost coming back from the bathroom. I would make a wrong turn and end up completely befuddled. My parents would have to send my younger brother to go find me. My family and friends love to pick on me (in a nice way) Let's just say things haven't improved much since then. LOL
Strange, I’m actually extremely good with directions and just knowing where I’m at in general. But it could be because 1) I live in a city so I need to be aware by necessity, and 2) my OCD manifests as extreme hypersensitivity sometimes, so it mentally checks which direction I’m facing, retracing the path I took, etc. But I imagine OCD could very much be contributing to your own struggles with directions!
i suck at directions loll especially remembering street names. maybe it’ll get better once i start driving.
if you find the article, though, would you mind sharing it here? thanks :)
Omg yes. I've been driving for 5 years now yet still don't know which freeways and highways go where. Apple Maps is what I completely rely on. I even get lost on campus all the time and have always been told I'm directionally challenged and idk if that's linked with OCD or how, but I've also struggled with ocd for years too
I have the hardest time figuring out how to do ERP treatment because I'm confused about how I'm supposed to know what's OCD & what's just personality quirks or interests that are different from other people. Like for example therapists ask patients to make a picture on the wall crooked for an exposure & habituate to that. Me, I like pictures hanging straight. It's a preference of mine. I could list alot of other examples. This gets confusing alot of the time. Anyone else experience this?
Do any of y’all feel like your focus is gone because of OCD? I’m in school for law and currently working through a couple month long OCD episode after getting Covid and I find my focus is gone. Or my mind just feels so tired and forgetful. Is this common? It’s making anxious as I obviously over analyze everything I feel. And also a question for women do you find that closer to your cycle you get more anxious and triggered?
I always worry I’ve accidentally cut someone off in traffic and caused a major accident that I didn’t see. I always feel like I’m on the verge of being arrested at any moment for having unwittingly harmed someone. Sometimes I’ll turn around, others I’ll look online for traffic accident reports. Other times it just won’t get out of my head, and I just try to remember every detail to quell the anxiety. Sometimes I worry it’s not OCD, it’s paranoia…budding psychosis. If you feel safe/comfy, would you share your similar experiences?
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