Discussion»Questions»Human Behavior» What's the most dangerous thing you've done while driving? (Hmmm. I'm wondering if I should have asked this in adultMug.)
I am an alcoholic. I stopped drinking decades ago. I never drove. The day I got behind the wheel and drove drunk was the day I went back to AA and never drove drunk again. EVER. That was the most dangerous thing I did. And I thank God I didn't kill anyone. I was drunk.
OH GOD. Here I go again, being the DOWNER. LOL What can I say? It's the truth.
This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at June 26, 2019 2:58 PM MDT
Hey. You're not a downer. I find your story very uplifting. Alcoholism is a powerful "ism". You face a daily struggle, you never give up, and you continually win. I think its inspiring.
Anyone who has fun drinking is having fun. I stopped having fun years before I could finally stop.
I do things to my body that other people cannot tolerate. I am not a miserable hypocrite. I know it does not work for me and makes me sick and I know why. I also know I eat THC and CBD and most people should not touch that. It's all about the nerves and stress.
That is why your pictures and takes on NON - Stress are very important and very welcome.
one time my husband and i drive to the pizza store but he wasnt wearing his glasses so he had me steer from the passenger seat while he pushed the pedals. it was pretty fun. also i didnt know how to drive at the time so i channeled my Mario kart wii skills
Back when I was on anti-depressants for too long (over 2 years), I tried to cross a causeway during a flood. I was a community aged-care worker trying to reach my 90-year-old client who lived in a remote area which required a 2-hour-long dirt road over 5 causeways. I was extremely worried about her welfare as she was cut off by the floods.
I got my wheels six inches into the torrent and felt the front of the Honda Civic slightly lift. I backed out and parked further back on the side of the road. Then I tried to cross on foot. I got in at far as my knees, holding on the branch of a fallen tree. A surge of water knocked me off my feet. If it hadn't been for the branch I would have been dashed against the rocks in the rapids downstream. I clambered out, drenched, shoes squelching, and rang the office. I got sacked for my stupidity.
Numerous accidents later (not due to driving - broken bones falling off bucking horse) I discovered that being too long on an SSRI removes fear. It's called SSRI Syndrome. At the time, I literally did not recognise the level of risk.
My client, Mary, turned out to be just fine. Having lived on the old dairy farm all her life, she kept a well-stocked pantry for just such situations.
Did a lot of driving when I was drunk. I remember coming out of a blackout one time, had the pedal to the metal thinking I was flying I guess. Four DUI charges and one accident but nobody hurt. Very irriponsible I was.
WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH 