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Yess , GPS is my bestfriend , I use it all the time
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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.
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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
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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!
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i suck at directions loll especially remembering street names. maybe it’ll get better once i start driving.
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if you find the article, though, would you mind sharing it here? thanks :)
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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
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I'm really struggling to figure out where my OCD ends and where I begin. I’m scared of most things—not in a panicky way, but in a deep, cautious, worst-case-scenario kind of way. Example: I haaaaaaaaate my spectacles. I’d love to do Lasik, or even just wear contacts, but the idea terrifies me. I’ve heard about the tiniest risk of blindness or infection, and once that thought is in my head, it takes over. I picture the worst, and then I don’t act. TRIGGER Also Lasik involves cutting TRIGGER which petrifies me. I’m stuck between wanting change and being too afraid to make it. The same goes with wanting to travel but being scared I'll be trafficked or someone will plant something in my bag & I'll get arrested overseas. No amount of praying will fix it. Does anyone else feel like their OCD makes them freeze in everyday decisions? Like you can’t tell if you're just being practical or if it's the OCD gripping the steering wheel again? Maybe it's just me. Maybe it's not OCD but my personality, that's what I'm trying to figure out.
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It’s like I drive a little ways on the main road and then something in my head says danger turn around and I do! I don’t k ow what’s dangerous though. I feel like I’ll never get past this and I’m so frustrated
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Hi all! I wanted to share something that’s been bothering me for a while, and maybe some of you can relate. I’ve had my driver’s license for 2 years now… but I don’t drive. I’m honestly really scared of getting behind the wheel — I’m afraid I’ll mess up, panic, or cause an accident. Sometimes I feel embarrassed because it seems like everyone around me drives without a second thought. Are there any of you who have the same fear or have gone through this and managed to overcome it? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences or any advice. Thank you so much in advance!
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