When the Doctor tells me there is nothing wrong with me whilst handing me a sick note stating M.E. it certainly is a nuisance.
I have never even thought to alert insurance companies in the past of my imaginary medical condition.
Its been a couple of years I think off the road. I am wanting to drive again.
I have been able to cycle in haphazard phases and have definately improved. One thing this has done is very slowly teach my brain about being on the road again.
Some problems I have had when driving:
* Spacial awareness a problem when overtaking and even though I have better than 20/20 vision I couldnt see properly when looking at the different mirrors and things whizzing about.
* I couldnt work out anymore how to tell when i was going around a corner, if a cyclist was going to be there..
I knew there must be an answer - but couldnt work it
out.
* When looking in my rear view mirror - i knew obviously that it was tge traffic behind me - but it was not automatic and i was having to remind myself of this as i was reversing tge information and my brain sometimes was registering it as in front if me.
*i went through a couple if red lights (but caught myself just over the line, and i came to a complete stop at green lights - (my brain had automaticalky told me to stop at green and go at red)
*i would get in the car and just forget where things are
* whilst i might have been ok driving there - sometimes i was arriving at the car park and having to lie straight down on the passenger seat. It was a few times of this happening and people knocking on the window asking me if i was ok - that i had to climb in the back seat. Also sometimes i was stuck and had to sleep for hours in the back seat before i coukd get the far back home. (Not much fun)
*i was hazy and not reacting at speeds i should have been reacting at after a while...
* i was just forgetting driving rules and really having to consciously think about it
*too much going on at once on the road was a nightmare.
*when stuck in traffic jam couldnt manage physically all the stopping and starting - losing power in my leg muscles to clutch/gas repetitively
*Triggering Adrenal stress.
I find it difficult to voice my symptoms so will be interested to read of other peoples problems driving... and any solutions?
I am never using a Tom Tom in my car again as I believe this adversely affected me.
I am using cycling (when I am able) as a way to retrain myself in my goal for driving as I have not heard of any sort of support or help from the NHS in this capacity?
Best#
I have never even thought to alert insurance companies in the past of my imaginary medical condition.
Its been a couple of years I think off the road. I am wanting to drive again.
I have been able to cycle in haphazard phases and have definately improved. One thing this has done is very slowly teach my brain about being on the road again.
Some problems I have had when driving:
* Spacial awareness a problem when overtaking and even though I have better than 20/20 vision I couldnt see properly when looking at the different mirrors and things whizzing about.
* I couldnt work out anymore how to tell when i was going around a corner, if a cyclist was going to be there..
I knew there must be an answer - but couldnt work it
out.
* When looking in my rear view mirror - i knew obviously that it was tge traffic behind me - but it was not automatic and i was having to remind myself of this as i was reversing tge information and my brain sometimes was registering it as in front if me.
*i went through a couple if red lights (but caught myself just over the line, and i came to a complete stop at green lights - (my brain had automaticalky told me to stop at green and go at red)
*i would get in the car and just forget where things are
* whilst i might have been ok driving there - sometimes i was arriving at the car park and having to lie straight down on the passenger seat. It was a few times of this happening and people knocking on the window asking me if i was ok - that i had to climb in the back seat. Also sometimes i was stuck and had to sleep for hours in the back seat before i coukd get the far back home. (Not much fun)
*i was hazy and not reacting at speeds i should have been reacting at after a while...
* i was just forgetting driving rules and really having to consciously think about it
*too much going on at once on the road was a nightmare.
*when stuck in traffic jam couldnt manage physically all the stopping and starting - losing power in my leg muscles to clutch/gas repetitively
*Triggering Adrenal stress.
I find it difficult to voice my symptoms so will be interested to read of other peoples problems driving... and any solutions?
I am never using a Tom Tom in my car again as I believe this adversely affected me.
I am using cycling (when I am able) as a way to retrain myself in my goal for driving as I have not heard of any sort of support or help from the NHS in this capacity?
Best#