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Originally Posted by Crowbob
I just told my cousin that my driving has changed. I’ve begun to second guess myself. Completely automatic assessments of driving situations, like who goes first at the four-way stop I’ve been driving through for 30 years now cause hesitation. I have to think when I drive.
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Wow. That is 1000% where I am at with driving. Exactly what it's like.
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Originally Posted by Crowbob
I have to think when I go to the ATM, I have to think about what I’m doing.
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Exactly. Only too often I forget to stop and think.
I listened to a Podcast about Alzheimer's and the Alzheimer's doc talked about forgetfulness. She said a lot of "forgetfulness" is actually just not paying attention (or stop and think as you put it). When you are doing one thing and thinking about another, you tend to forget what you were doing - or even if you have done it at all. Like pulling up to a 4 way stop and not knowing who got there first because you were thinking about what you need to pick up at the parts store. It seems like as we age we lose the ability to think about more that one thing at a time.
So, yes. Think. And remind yourself to think. It's a new skill I've got to learn.