Am I going mad? Is this another of those odd menopause side effects?
KazKenn24
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This is going to sound very odd I'm sure. I wonder if anyone else has found something similar?
I drive everyday. Kids to school and college, errands, dog walking, shopping. I think nothing of jumping in the car and spending four hours on the road to get to see friends and family. I'm always going somewhere. And I drive perfectly well. In fact, I'd say I was a competent, calm and confident driver.
So why, all of a sudden when I'm a passenger in the car, do I whimper, and fake brake, and think we're too close to the edge of the road, I can't stop pointing out hazards that I see in case the driver has missed them. I'm a mess. I wouldn't want to drive with someone like me in the front seat.....
I've had my eyes checked and they're fine. The driver (usually my husband) is a great driver. I've always felt safe with him. And yet, I cannot sit comfortably in a car these days unless I'm in the driving seat.
I'm only associating it with the menopause, because I remember my mother behaving in a similar way. We all used to dread getting in the car with her. All of a sudden, around the time I remember her becoming moody and weepy, and hot and bothered all the time (how I wish I'd known then that the menopause had a hold on my poor Mum!) she also became the nightmare passenger - and there was no apparent reason. She was a driver in the Military Police as a career - so perfectly competent! She was confused and did all the things I've done. She got her eyes checked. She even tried hypnosis. all to no effect.
I don't think it's just that I'm some kind of car control freak (I've never been that way before!) - I just don't know why it's appening all of a sudden, I want it to stop, and I just can't help feeling that it's tied up in some of these awful menopause symptoms we are all dealing with.
Any thoughts or help anyone?
I drive everyday. Kids to school and college, errands, dog walking, shopping. I think nothing of jumping in the car and spending four hours on the road to get to see friends and family. I'm always going somewhere. And I drive perfectly well. In fact, I'd say I was a competent, calm and confident driver.
So why, all of a sudden when I'm a passenger in the car, do I whimper, and fake brake, and think we're too close to the edge of the road, I can't stop pointing out hazards that I see in case the driver has missed them. I'm a mess. I wouldn't want to drive with someone like me in the front seat.....
I've had my eyes checked and they're fine. The driver (usually my husband) is a great driver. I've always felt safe with him. And yet, I cannot sit comfortably in a car these days unless I'm in the driving seat.
I'm only associating it with the menopause, because I remember my mother behaving in a similar way. We all used to dread getting in the car with her. All of a sudden, around the time I remember her becoming moody and weepy, and hot and bothered all the time (how I wish I'd known then that the menopause had a hold on my poor Mum!) she also became the nightmare passenger - and there was no apparent reason. She was a driver in the Military Police as a career - so perfectly competent! She was confused and did all the things I've done. She got her eyes checked. She even tried hypnosis. all to no effect.
I don't think it's just that I'm some kind of car control freak (I've never been that way before!) - I just don't know why it's appening all of a sudden, I want it to stop, and I just can't help feeling that it's tied up in some of these awful menopause symptoms we are all dealing with.
Any thoughts or help anyone?
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I find if I lean my chair back a bit and close my eyes, I calm way down and so does my husband. 😴😊
Thought this was interesting this week..... ☺