Autopilot

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Last night my husband made me drive to work instead of taking the bus. But after I got off work last night, I went to the bus stop and after being there for about a minute, I realized I had driven to work so I walked to the mall to get my car. Good thing I remembered or I would have taken the bus home instead.

I don't go on autopilot very often but it rarely happens when I do. But for the first year, I kept locking my husband in the car because I had the habit of locking the doors as I get out. I kept forgetting about my husband. Then after I had my baby, I kept locking him in the car. I would get out and lock the car doors and then I would try and open the back passenger door and it be locked. So I would have to take the keys back out of my purse and unlock it. Back when I be in job training, I always had to take another bus on Saturday because of the way the bus schedules were so the other one didn't come when I needed it to come so I get to work on time. But few times I would walk to the wrong bus stop and would have to call my aunt to give me a ride to downtown so I can catch the light rail to work. In third grade, I remember when I would go to the bathroom, I would sometimes be heading for my old classroom and one time I nearly walked in there. I had never been in a new classroom before because in the past, I would always be in the same classroom every year at my previous schools. Then in my new school I switched teachers and classrooms so I went on autopilot.

Anyone ever gone on autopilot?

I live most of my life on autopilot.

I have lived much of my life on autopilot, from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. In college, I would occasionally find myself doing reports, going to class, etc. and not remembering doing it. There are times I could easily be one of those people you see on the news who forgot their baby/gadgets on the top of the car and sped off.

Autopilot--hee-hee

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Oh yes, often.
For example, at work I have to lock my office door when I leave it. So, often when I leave my colleagues' offices I try to lock their door with my keys with them still inside.

I go on autopilot for a minute or so at a time, it could be everyday, but I don't know for sure. I'll suddenly realize that I wasn't present in what I was doing, like not know how I got from one action to the next. It's aggravating when I also have OCD and can refuse most compulsions except when I've been on autopilot and can't remember what I've just done.
Today I was washing my hair and reached for the nearest bottle, it normally being shampoo, I had already taken a second handful of bodywash before I noticed that it wasn't the shampoo. Not that it is terrible to wash one's hair with bodywash, but that was definitely an episode of autopilot.
I lock people out of the house during autopilot.

I went on autopilot at work. I was supposed to clock in at 4:45 and I didn't and then I remembered I was supposed to do it early so I did.