I'm driving the other day and suddenly I felt as though instead of heading south (which I was) like I was going east. It really freaked me out - not really sure why - as it was a street I go down a lot and this is the first it ever happened. Now I'm obsessing over this. Every time I leave my house I think about this and almost MAKE myself look at any street in the wrong direction - does any of this make sense to anyone else or has this happened to anybody else, or am I totally losing it??

I totally get it. That exact thing has happened to me! Sometime I even THINK I see oncoming traffic in MY lane! I don't know what it is. It seems to pass pretty quickly but it freaks me out when it happens!!

It is strange!!! I have had it happen twice and I always see a car coming at me!!! It makes me jump and turn the wheel. I hope this does not happen again.

I see black shadows on the side of the road at night threatening to jump out in the lane. I KNOW they are NOT THERE but it sure can make me want to swerve!

Dear 'jones'
No ,my dear,you are not losing it!
Myself and some good friends experience very similar things when driving.I often lose my way to familiar places or drive off in totally the wrong direction.
Also when traffic is very heavy it makes me anxious and sweaty!
I do not go out in the evening very often as I find the headlights of oncoming cars very disconcerting.
So please try not to obsess over this.
Things will happen in their stages and eventually start to calm down
Warm Wishes
Elizabeth
P.S. I hate to be anyone's passenger as am sure we are going to crash!

Oh, my, goodness...I could have written this! And it does freak me out...unhinges me.

No your not loosing it read the Post about driving in this forum, Hormones can do strange things.

Thanks everybody for your replys. Good to know if I'm nuts, at least I'm in good company!! Maybe we're just turning directionally challenged!!

Elizabeth, I too hate driving at night, I think because the headlights seem so bright in contrast to the dark sky!

HI! Haven't post in a while. But my problen driving is when I'm btwn two carrs, this is bad for me can't be a sandwich. So now i just drive on the left or on the right side of the road, but not in the middle.

menosick

Menosick, I just PM'd you but I wanted to mention driving in NC can be a challenge in it's own right LOL. Our insurance is highest here in the county in I live. For whatever reasons and the roads are pretty bad, too.
Jones, hope your driving situation gets better. My deal with driving is driving at night-you know the glare from on coming cars and then there is the worry for dear around here. I used to love driving at night, not so much anymore. Maybe if someone is with me, but not so much now-if I need something in the store I try and wait til the next day.
Senecaguns

Lol, I meant to say 'deer' instead of 'dear' oops

I dont get turnaround per se, while driving so much, as I get turnaround in every day life! I seem to be forgetting things, and losing track of things or forgetting what I went to the store for or what I was in the middle of doing! I feel like a complete ditz brain. Usually I am really organized but lately I feel all over the place. The other day I went to do laundry and opened up the cupboard instead of the washing machine, a load of laundry in hand! My husband just chuckled..UGH. And then last week I went to put the sugar bowl in the freezer instead of the cupboard!