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Old Feb 23, 2017, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by amandalouise View Post
before I was integrated this happened to me all the time. all through out my whole life I have a history of being the one who could forget how to get from one class to other in my childhood school years, forget how to make the evening meal or go to the store to get the evening meal, ...my whole life was full of situations of forgetfulness that went beyond what normal people went through.... my point it never bothered me and was never questioned by me or my alters or those around me. it was just my normal..

though I do have to say it did somewhat irritate me after I was integrated and it was still happening. but again it was more a situation of .... this is stupid you would think this would get better after I have all the memories of the others. ...

but then my treatment provider explained to me that even normal non dissociative people have times when they forget where they are going, how to get there, there is even a name for it when those who drive do it called highway hypnosis.

what helped me all my life with this problem even now after integration was/ is that just like normal people do, any time I had to go anywhere I call and ask for directions just in case,.. and I look at my map books, google maps and google earth, view the route and actually write out where I had to go and how to get there and distinguishing landmarks to look for. this way I dont get lost in my thoughts / head and forget how to get somewhere.

I cant help you with why this is happening to you now, why things have changed for you, but I can help you with a suggestion.... maybe you can do what I do... look at google maps and write out your route and in google earth follow that route in street view so that what your eyes see along the route will look more familiar, and also look for distinguishing "landmarks" and can help point you in the right direction,
The problem is that I was driving and not the one who makes the appointment and knows where the office is. I live 10 minutes drive from the office and spent 40 minutes driving in circles only to find out by the dr office I wasn't any where near the office. I could not see in my minds eye how to get there. No one was helping me. And the angrier I got the more the others pulled back. I did yell at everyone for not helping after I missed the appointment. I than explained to everyone that I was just upset. I have gotten lost before but this was different. I had no images of how to get to the office. None. Usually someone helps me see were we are going. Not all of us drive and the one who makes the appointment doesn't drive. She is too young and can't focus long enough to drive. I think part of the problem is I haven't a mental image of where I live yet. Most times I get places by picturing roads and land marks. I am not going to tell my t exactly why I got lost. I am not sure she believes in DID. That makes me no trust her.