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Old Jul 13, 2011, 06:50 AM
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O.k I'm not sure how quite to describe this experience, but I'll try my best.

The other day, I was driving along, kind of zoning out when suddenly a memory hit me. It was a vivid memory about a rejection and suddenly I felt this feeling I can never describe (not anger, shame? perhaps but I don't feel it's quite that), and I just hit the accelerator really hard. That was actually pretty dangerous.

I've been sort of engaging in this kind of reflex arc for at least a decade and it's been getting more frequent. If a random memory hits me while I'm running I'll just start sprinting really hard. If it hits me while I'm reading I'll just suddenly shout out something in a really goofy voice. These behaviours are usually harmless but I'm really scared I might do something stupid while I'm driving.

Anyone with similar experiences and how do you get it under control?

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Old Jul 13, 2011, 10:59 PM
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I'm not sure if its the same but sometimes when I have a vivid memory, whatever emotions I had in the memory are prominent at real time. And they just appear out of the blue. if one is happy i tend to start to giggle where ever I maybe, so even at work...... I don't drive all the time but I have noticed sometimes I get rather spacey and yeah there was one time I hit the accelerator when I had an angry memory, but then told myself to calm down due to it wasn't in real time, and I need to keep no points goal for this year.
I'm not sure if that's the same. Or if any help
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