I spoke about it before but whenever I have things I need to do, I find myself putting them off even when I’m out of the house in no small part because of how constantly busy traffic is. I may live in the middle of nowhere, but it’s car dependent so there are near constant traffic jams.

Even at the grocery store I find myself wandering aimlessly because of how constantly packed the place is. The gym? It’s full all the time too so it’s hard for me to actually do my workout. When I’m actually in traffic I feel myself getting more and more angry and irritated. I despise how poverty forces me to stay a basement dweller in rural Ohio, I despise how slow going from point a to point b is because of how busy traffic is at all times. It makes me sad seeing fire trucks not go anywhere because of how backed up traffic is.

I think it’s cutting a lot into my productivity in trying to find a job and get myself off my feet when I have to take care of other things, and I wonder if any neurodiverse people feel the same way.

  • fakir@lemm.eeEnglish
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    17 days ago

    It’s absolutely bonkers driving such large distances in America, it’s exhausting doing the mental work of driving, I drive only if I have to, and drive just above the speed limit in cruise control in the last lane.

    Noise also has a thing on us - we can’t continue thinking our thoughts, and I’ve realized it can be a trigger to my anger.

    And it’s upsetting when you can see the bigger picture and find all the driving is such a pointless waste of our time and mental resources.