I lost my license because I dissociated while driving.

example sitting at a red light my impaired judgement of being foggy/numb I hit the gas and went anyway. no one was hurt because the other drivers were watching traffic and saw me go but the line in the sand was my judgement due to dissociation was impaired and I could very well have caused an accident/killed other drivers. one of the other drivers had taken down my license plate information, and reported me to the Department of Motor Vehicles and the police. I was issued a ticket to appear in court. When the court discovered I had a mental disorder that was impairing my judgement they removed my license to drive.

this situation wasnt even one of the severe dissociative events that used to come from my having DID or those that come from my having dissociative amnesia. it was just a mild depersonalization/derealization disorder event but it still put myself and others in danger of harm or being killed. like the Judge told me theres a reason why medications say dont drive and operate vehicles and heavy machinery (dissociation due to medications used to be considered depersonalization) and theres a reason why treatment providers in NY state are supposed to contact the department of motor vehicles when a person has a physical or mental problem that can impair a persons judgement and abilities to function mentally or physically. Sometimes modifications to the vehicle or limitations on the license or no license to drive is needed to protect the driver and other drivers they may encounter. In my case what was needed to keep myself and other drivers safe was removal of my license.

its not like they could modify my families car to detect when I was dissociating/ dissociated and because my dissociation wasnt one of predictability (like if I was only dissociating at night they could have put a limitation on my license saying I could only drive during the day/light hours).

the court had no choice but to revoke my license to drive due to dissociation symptoms and disorders.