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i have a neurosis

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so i have this very intense thing about hitting a curb with a car.

my car is low to the ground, so theres a good chance the body hits all kinds of shit

but even driving in rentals, when i pulling forward in a parking spot, i do it very very slowly. same for parallel parking - i hate curb rash - so i do it slowly or stay a good distance from the curb


i also have this *intense* feeling of uneasiness when im riding passenger in a car that is backing up. i always feel like its going to bump into something

i think it comes from the fact that i have many dreams~nightmares about driving a car with shot brakes and/or almost zero traction.




ps. blog.anandtech.com doesnt work
 
Parts are replaceable, get over it. Your neurosis comes from extending your inner child beyond the bounds of your control - the car body, the lack of control of the situation that somehow this extension will be harmed...it scraped it's knee. In essence harming the child, and this is scary for you because it is not within your control, marked by your stress of backing up when you are a passenger.

Let go of the child, embrace the fact that car parts are replaceable.

 
its not about the car. even when im riding. or when in rentals. and i know its just going to be a tire+curb bump. i fear the unpredictability and the surprise. kinda like static shock... it doesnt hurt...but its unexpected.

i need a hot young blonde graduate with a degree in psychology to fix me up
 
I think my husband has this same neurosis. He freaked out when I curbed the car on our way home tonight. And it was barely a bump! I wouldn't have even noticed it if he hadn't started b*tching about it.
 
i have this stupid habit of tapping metal handles before i open the door. I still get shocked! It's so embarrassing in public. 🙁
 
Originally posted by: dbk
i have this stupid habit of tapping metal handles before i open the door. I still get shocked! It's so embarrassing in public. 🙁
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i close the door using the window
 
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