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I am a danger to myself and others (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] Dabundis@lemmy.world 90 points 4 weeks ago

"Highway Hypnosis" is a well documented phenomenon. Your body is essentially autopiloting the drive. It most commonly happens when you're driving a route you're familiar with, like a commute.

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 52 points 4 weeks ago

And it doesn’t only happen to people with ADHD.

[-] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 31 points 4 weeks ago

You mean like everything posted in this community?

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah, I get the feeling that some people with an ADHD diagnosis (or self-diagnosis) try to explain everything as a symptom of ADHD. Creates a lot of noise in this community, unfortunately.

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oh that’s just my ocd personality I’m so random

[-] Birch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Oi, you got a spork for that random?

[-] Distractor@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago

This may be true but people with ADHD are significantly more likely to have car accidents. This is a well studied and documented phenomenon. Just because it happens to others doesn't mean it isn't a serious ADHD risk.