Worried my mind is slipping.

[Walking Circles]

Whilst out driving today I turned in to oncoming traffic, on a road I've driven and rode down my entire life. It's a big 4 lane street with a turning lane separating the middle. I went to turn around, pulled in to a parking lot and when pulling out instead of crossing the road to the appropriate side I turned on the to outside lane of oncoming traffic like it was a 2 lane road.

Now my nerves have been bad for days. I also was in all truthfulness turning around to check on something because it had set off my anxiety and I was thinking about a turn I had made earlier on the same street and for some reason in my head treated that previous turn as if it were two lane as well.

Has anyone else just randomly turned in to oncoming traffic like that? I'm terrified this is dementia or something. Other than this incident I haven't had any road related issues.

 

[TruthHurts]

Whilst out driving today I turned in to oncoming traffic, on a road I've driven and rode down my entire life. It's a big 4 lane street with a turning lane separating the middle. I went to turn around, pulled in to a parking lot and when pulling out instead of crossing the road to the appropriate side I turned on the to outside lane of oncoming traffic like it was a 2 lane road.

Now my nerves have been bad for days. I also was in all truthfulness turning around to check on something because it had set off my anxiety and I was thinking about a turn I had made earlier on the same street and for some reason in my head treated that previous turn as if it were two lane as well.

Has anyone else just randomly turned in to oncoming traffic like that? I'm terrified this is dementia or something. Other than this incident I haven't had any road related issues.

You had other stuff on your mind that probably played a big part in this plus anxiety could have got you a little rattled and on edge. Everyone makes mistakes don't beat yourself up to much over this. If this continues to concern you, you can always have Cognitive and neuropsychological test done.

 

[bin_tenn]

Still no real issue, IMO. If you had something all this time you've worried about it, it certainly would have made itself obvious by now.

 

[matisworried]

long and short: accidents happen.

i blew a red last last week without even looking at an intersection i drive through multiple times every single day. luckily it was late and no one was around so it wasn't a big deal. i was distracted. not by the radio or my phone, but by my thoughts. i was on autopilot, which is something everyone does when they drive. it's not a good thing, but it happens to everyone.

 

[bin_tenn]

long and short: accidents happen.

i blew a red last last week without even looking at an intersection i drive through multiple times every single day. luckily it was late and no one was around so it wasn't a big deal. i was distracted. not by the radio or my phone, but by my thoughts. i was on autopilot, which is something everyone does when they drive. it's not a good thing, but it happens to everyone.

Yes, indeed! I can't count how many times I've blown through a red light or a stop sign because I was so deep in thought and on autopilot!

 

[MainerMikeBrown]

We all make mistakes while driving...all of us. It doesn't mean it's dementia, WalkingCircles.

Even the best drivers make mistakes.