Re: Car parks are a nightmare!

[Anonymous]

@Tiddler I agree, ADHDers are more risky drivers. I always thought I was a good driver, but I drive way too fast and too impatiently. Part of the restlessness, I guess. You’re not alone on the waiting in line. I get aggravated on any line. It must be brutal for you in England! My wife is English and she loves a good queue!

With the car park, I’ve been doing some self-analysis (a challenge for us ADDers), and I’ve realized that my problem with coming to a decision is usually when it’s arbitrary. If there is a clear best answer, I can make a snap decision (the quick cognitive tempo that comes with my ADD). If, however, no answer is better than the others, I go back and forth for days on simple things. When I realize I’m doing that, I go to the next criteria (i.e. if features on a dvd player are tripping me, I go to price) or flip a coin (or the equivalent). Try picking your spot randomly and let the gods of parking sort it out or when you go into the garage decide that you’re going to park in the first spot you see that is not near a pillar or another car.

Second, I think the slow driving thing is because, when you’re driving slow, it’s because you’ve just started or are about to stop driving. You may be thinking of other things, like what store you’re going to, not to forget the keys, noting the parking space you’re in. Maybe your mind is focusing on other things, and may you lose focus on driving. This happens to me with stairs. At the top and bottom of staircases, I lose focus and miss the step.

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