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Originally Posted by Fabrikk
I have no clue what's causing this, therefore I didn't know where else to post it.
We have those lights that display a green man if it's okay for you to cross the road, and a red man if you have to wait. I (usually) never cross the road if there's a red man, not even when there are no cars around. I (usually) always wait for the green man.
Yet within the last few months, not only once, but twice I've gotten so lost in thoughts that I have simply walked straight out in traffic when there was a red man. The first time, it went fine because there were no cars around anyway. But the second time, I almost got hit by a car, and that car almost got hit by the car behind it, and so on.
When I get lost in thoughts, it's like time stops and I'm just floating around, thinking about whatever. It used to only happen when I was alone, for example while brushing my teeth or cooking (one of the reasons I never use the oven anymore).
Maybe it's normal to just walk out into traffic like that sometimes, but it's not normal for me. I had never done that before. I'm worried that I'm going to get hit by a car or cause a car to crash.
What can I do about it? I don't notice that it's happening before it's too late. For example when I brush my teeth and I get lost in thoughts, I don't notice before I look at the clock and see that it has been an hour or two already (and it feels like my mouth is on fire).
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here in my location its not a mental disorder......yet.... for things like not paying attention and end up walking out in traffic. other locations outside the USA call this Maladaptive Daydreaming Disorder. to find out what this is in your own location you would have to contact your own medical and mental health doctors who can administer medical and mental health testing to diagnose what the problem is and why you do it and what treatments will best work for you.
here in my location what works is called thought stopping... in short it means when finding yourself daydreaming or deep in thoughts at the wrong times to stop what you are doing, recognize your behavior and choosing a more appropriate time to do that activity when it wont interfere with what you are doing at this moment.
here in the USA there are also a couple therapy approaches that focuses on changing ones thoughts and behaviors called Cognative Behavioral Therapy (CBT)and Diabolical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) both of these will teach you how to control your daydreaming and sinking so deep into your thoughts that you end up a danger to your self or others.