i have yet to get my license. i am scared to drive. not to mention i dissociate while driving which is no fun and dangerous.

I have a hard time driving too. I try not to drive at night or anywhere that I have never been. I let my husband drive me the first couple times so I know where the stop signs and lights are. I have run several stop signs and crashed into a ditch. The ditch thing was from a delusion though.

yeah, i zone out while i'm driving...and at other times too. it's worse at night because the lights make me see weird. i'm actually getting it checked out i have an EEG and MRI this week because there's a history of both petit mal and grand mal seizures in my family.

When I had my Neuro-Psych Testing in July/August of this year...they did a test that measures my response times...AKA Driving Test.

I FAILED! FAILED...

I was shocked, stunned!

They said I should not be driving. The NP Doc said I was probably ok to do local driving, but no highway driving.

Even before the testing, I had noticed I am not as aware as I was before. I'd miss turns when I was going somewhere, b/c I was not paying attention.

He said he cannot take my license away, only my Mdoc or Pdoc could. No one has mentioned it.

It freaks me out, b/c I carry my Precious Cargo...my kids.

I only drive to take them to school which is only about 3 miles away, and to the grocery, stores...which is all within 5 miles or so.

The NPDoc said if I was ever in a wreck, and they found my Medical Records, it would be my fault...SCARY.

I have wanted to put a magnet or something on my car about PTSD, but wonder if I was in a wreck/accident, if that would spark any concern about my abilities??

I just wonder how many other PTSD'ers have driving probs??

I don't have a license either. I'm scared to drive. I think one just because its such a huge responsibility and two because I can dissociate so easily.

all of the above!! sometimes i wonder how got to a place because i dont remember driving there

I've gone through several long periods when I did not feel I could concentrate well enough to drive safely - and so I haven't. When I got my driver's license renewed I felt upset about the question they ask regarding having any conditions which may impair the ability to drive.
I answered no, because I didn't know what else to do. I want to be able to drive when I am feeling up to it.

Everything started for me after a car accient, SO no. I find that I am very anxious, worried, over analyase everything, hold on to the steering wheel with all my might.....

I try not to drive if I don't have too.

I can't drive on the highway or after dark without having a panic attack.
I do zone out alot as well.

what a great thread....i also have issues with driving. i zone out..funny thing i always manage to get to my destination. i do avoid driving at night unless i have someone with me....