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.
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When we're planning our family road trip every summer, I specifically map out a route that avoids all major highways and roads. Driving in traffic is Hell on Earth—driving on open roads is like meditation for me. A few decades ago I did a 13 hour stretch and I still remember the experience fondly.
Same. We still own a car and when we have to do the relative rounds we avoid all major highways and just aim for a chill roadtrip down country roads. I no longer drive myself, but my adhd partner does and very much prefers this as well.
Rural driving really is the best. We use our car strictly for Girl Guides / weekly grocery trip (at the same time), and I dread it every week.
Open road driving, though? It ranks up there with sex, and overthrowing capitalism. It's euphoric.
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