Re: I just had an epiphamy

[Anonymous]

I was never widely understood as I’m a half white/half Inuit (cultural) then i’ve got ADHD, social anxiety, depression, rage issues and a long childhood filled with typical terrible childhood things.

Even though it is a large source of my frustration, living in a small isolated town in Labrador, ADHD really makes me an incredibly skilled driver. I can’t focus on one thing for too long, but I take in everything in my peripheral vision, I can sense cars movements and velocity (instead of glancing, jumping into traffic and cutting people off) I am constantly checking my mirrors, trying to make the road safer for everyone, I notice people waiting at crosswalks hundreds of yards before I get to it, I’ve counted all of the seconds of each red light and yellow light at intersections so that I can keep traffic flowing as quickly and smoothly as legally possible.

This does lead to incredible frustration as I feel like a NASA scientist building a rocket with a bunch of preschoolers. My anger does come out as road rage sometimes and the fact that these “children” feel like they should defend their own terrible driving by giving me the finger, driving slow on purpose or trying to brake check me…when all i’m trying to do is let people know they are driving dangerously and I don’t approve.

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