Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi all,
Just wondering about peoples thoughts on this!
I've been finding that driving can often be a bit overstimulating for me. I overall enjoy it, the freedom it gives me is second to none, plus its a good place to scream at my loudest when I need to because no one can hear on the motorway. But i've found that just sheer volume of visual information is sometimes a bit much. Especially when it comes to the constant things ongoing in the mirrors that I can sometimes get distracted by when i need to focus on what's in front of me. This is especially during the dark, headlights in mirrors etc are so distracting and uncomfortable for me.
Obviously driving for long times is tiring for anyone, but even my normal commute home (35-45mins) at the end of the day really just takes out what little energy I have left after work. Any one else feel like this?
Thanks,
Euan.
Yes I massively struggle but only at night time. During the day I love driving. It brings me a lot of peace but sometimes if I’m overstimulated prior to getting in my car I have to keep journeys short. I find the lights from the vehicles ant night extremely distracting and struggle to focus. I only passed last February so I’m hoping as time goes on I will learn to manage this but I don’t often drive at night anyway.
Some of the car lights out there are crazy! Those harsh blue/white ones. Even to the less light sensitive they must be so dazzling. My car has soft warm/orange lights so I'm glad I'm not inflicting the same.