Is there a Glitch in the Matrix...

...or am I going nuts.

I was driving home from the shops today with Max in the back when all of a sudden I didn't know where I was. It was kind of like I'd totally forgotten where I'd been and where abouts I was on the road home, although I could swear I was paying attention the whole time.

Has this ever happened to you?

Yes...but only when I'm very tired and/or stressed. I may hallucinate, too. It's very unsettling!

Yeah, I've definitely had a few little 'absence' moments over the years. And no, they had nothing to do with alcohol! :rolleyes:

I can get that way if I am sleep deprived.

Well it's nice to know I'm not the only one. Seems that the common denominator is sleep deprivation. Well gee, maybe that's my problem. Only problem is, I can't really do much about it right now.

No wonder time flies by when you get older. Bits of it just disappear into thin air.

its called tunnel vision , i find I can drive for hours on auto pilot, the suddenly realize Im in a diff state and city

Oh yeah, I've done it... I've been driving somewhere and had a quick sensation of not knowing where I was. It's passed quickly, so far. It's especially popular after orchestra rehearsal, when I'm driving home at about 10:15PM after a long day, and Im' on a curvy two-lane road with few lights. Considering that one stretch of it does look a lot like another, the "wait a minute, is this right? I must be lost! I don't recognize this!" moment seems closer at hand.

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

Aliantha;587126 wrote:

Has this ever happened to you?

...only when there's a homicide. Check the papers your subconscious might have taken care of some unfinished business.

Yes, it's happened to me. Kind of scary. [/serious]

It's called alien abduction [/not serious]

ZenGum;587159 wrote:

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

Just forget about it.

Hope you all are not having TIA's.

ZenGum;587159 wrote:

I just had a premonition of having deja vu about having amnesia.

hardiharhar!

Griff;587164 wrote:

...only when there's a homicide. Check the papers your subconscious might have taken care of some unfinished business.

You're freaking me out!

Spexxvet;587167 wrote:

Yes, it's happened to me. Kind of scary. [/serious]

It's called alien abduction [/not serious]

So are you!!!

TheMercenary;587254 wrote:

Hope you all are not having TIA's.

What's a TIA?

Seriously though, I'm a bit concerned. I think I'm going to go see a doc. It's happened a few times recently, along with some other stuff. I might need just a tiny bit of help right now.

Wow. This might explain why we haven't had a Cellar GTG in a while. Noone can find it.

While I have occasionally blown past a stop or turn, I can't recall ever being so zoned that ended up miles and miles from where I was supposed to be. Getting lost doesn't count.

Aliantha;587284 wrote:

What's a TIA?

Seriously though, I'm a bit concerned. I think I'm going to go see a doc. It's happened a few times recently, along with some other stuff. I might need just a tiny bit of help right now.

TIA is a trans ischemic attack. A mini stroke that people can have repeatedly. Read more here:

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tia/tia.htm

I use to work with a guy who had them all the time and you would be talking to him and he would just blank out. Like no one was home. He was having TIA's. Eventually he died from a stroke. Not to alarm you but it may be prudent to get checked out.

I'm going to make an appointment with the doc for tomorrow.

I just took Max to the baby shop to get him a cushion for sitting up with and a sling for hip carry, and that wall went fine. We hopped back in the car and came home.

It wasn't till I went to get him out of the car that I found I'd forgotten to strap him into his seat!

I felt the same way not too long ago--I was having deja vu spells that seemed just a little too recurrent, and I was freaked.

This article made me feel better--basically, deja vu is just misplaced chemicals in your brain. While the mental reset you experienced is a little more concerning, my guess is it's something similar. There's another article that seems to describe your situation (a little scary, but ultimately it says that women face greater stress now than they ever have before, and stress has been linked in many ways to forgetfulness).

We all have our own flavors of crazy. :p

Aliantha;587126 wrote:

...or am I going nuts.

I was driving home from the shops today with Max in the back when all of a sudden I didn't know where I was. It was kind of like I'd totally forgotten where I'd been and where abouts I was on the road home, although I could swear I was paying attention the whole time.

Has this ever happened to you?

Happens all the time. I'll get up and walk to the other end of the house to get/do something, and by the time I get there, I have no idea what I was after.

Of course, I'm old. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I prefer the go upstairs for "A" do B,C &/or D then the EXACT MOMENT my feet hit the bottom of the stairs... I remember what I forgot.

Senility.
Learn to love it before you forget.

Aliantha--so how'd the doctor appointment go?

EDIT: Actually, that's none of my damn business. I'll just leave it at "hope the news was good."