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Have you ever driven

~moxie~ — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:41:39 GMT

To a place and realize when you got there you don't hiw know you got there because you must have been been dreaming?

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esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:43:46 GMT

Yeah.

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Marianne1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:44:35 GMT

kind of yes-- not dreaming, but thinking and distracted by thoughts more likely for me.

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151949 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:46:44 GMT

yes, often i would be spending my time while driving to work thinking about my day at work. i sometimes think we drive on auto pilot. I often would get to work or home and not really remember the drive - it is scary. I am so glad I'm retired and no longer under that stress.

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esmerelda — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:48:32 GMT

Or you notice a certain car is in front of you and a little while later it's not...and you have no idea when or where it went.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 16:48:42 GMT

Yes, that's happened to me, too. Usually it's a place I've been to often, like the supermarket, Costco, etc. I guess subconsciously I know how to get there and my brain goes on auto pilot while I'm actively thinking about something else.

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LizAnne_1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:14:30 GMT

Yes and it's called highway hypnosis.

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Gidge — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:15:19 GMT

Sorry to say Yes!! It's scary to think that we get so distracted!

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gidgetgh — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:21:05 GMT

It's happened to me also. It's very disconcerting.

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Catitude — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:25:06 GMT

Yes

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croemer — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:30:05 GMT

On 8/17/2014 esmerelda said: Or you notice a certain car is in front of you and a little while later it's not...and you have no idea when or where it went.

Scary isn't it?

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sylviahomeatlast — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 18:31:37 GMT

a lot. ))

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bells4me — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:02:30 GMT

huh

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NoelSeven — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:02:54 GMT

No, never, I'm a very attentive driver.

For those who have experienced this, weren't you worried when you realized that, maybe thinking something was wrong?

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LizAnne_1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:04:49 GMT

On 8/17/2014 NoelSeven said:
No, never, I'm a very attentive driver.

For those who have experienced this, weren't you worried when you realized that, maybe thinking something was wrong?

It's not that uncommon. Google highway hypnosis.

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NoelSeven — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:08:00 GMT

On 8/17/2014 LizAnne said:
On 8/17/2014 NoelSeven said:
No, never, I'm a very attentive driver.

For those who have experienced this, weren't you worried when you realized that, maybe thinking something was wrong?

It's not that uncommon. Google highway hypnosis.

I just did and read that it's dangerous, but there are things that can be done to help prevent it.

Here are some good suggestions:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4471093_handle-highway-hypnosis.html

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AnikaBrodie — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:12:27 GMT

Not me. Recently, my DH was on his way to the library in the next town. He made a turn which leads to his doctor's office. When I asked why he said he "forgot" where he was going!!! Fortunately, this doesn't happen often.

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brii — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:12:59 GMT

OP never returned to this thread. Maybe she forgot...

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Marianne1 — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:16:22 GMT

For me, it was not so much a forgetting, more of a zoning out.

And it happened when i was on overload with life. Busy busy busy...lots on my mind.

Now, I don't drive that much daily (around town, not long distance) and instead I dream and remember what I dream when I sleep. ALL the time. Drives me crazy how much (I know) I dream.

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NoelSeven — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:40:07 GMT

I've driven so much in my life... there was a time when I was driving from SF to LA and back quite often, driving from SF to Portland and back, driving to Salt Lake City and back, not to mention commuting for miles and miles and back home again.

Somewhere along the line, I made it a rule to get out of the car often, at least every two hours, walk around, visit the restroom and have a soda or coffee before starting up again. I worried I wouldn't be as sharp if I just drove through without stopping. Maybe that would help, I don't know.