Do any of you ever ccry and run into traffic when upset?

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I get that. I tried to kill myself twice, told no one, and just wanted the pain/situation to end.

I guess my answer is if you are saying, running full bore into traffic. Are you aware? If not, there should be some plan in place that that isn't the first thing you do.

We had an autistic child in the neighborhood who was run over by a 18 wheeler going 40 mph. The boy ran, and ran full bore into the street, and the driver couldn't stop the gravel hauler on a dime. I doubt that child even knew he was running towards the street. He was under 12, and pretty low functioning.

My husband knew he was running around in the street. He acknowlege that in the ER. There was some awareness going on. If you are aware, maybe one should be aware that there are other ways to handle situation.

Sometimes I walk into traffic because I can't tell a car is coming as well. My husband usually stops me. It's not intentional, I just don't process the car if I am overstimulated or overwhelmed from sensory exhaustion. But I never run full force in and I even though I have had those kinds of suicidal thoughts I would never act on them.

If I ever did commit suicide, which I never plan to, it would be in a much more intimate way. Much cleaner and much more discreet in a special place that would mean a lot to me. It would not be done in a messy boorish way. And I would certainly never risk the lives of other people.

I think if anyone is prone to walking into traffic due to meltdown sensory overload, etc. should have someone with them in public and not be allowed out alone. I have done it several times only because I wasn't paying attention and I was too far into my own world to even notice a car coming and I feel dumb every time it happens and a dumb ass. But I am more careful and always look both ways, that is what my mom always taught me as a child so I have to remember that rule every time and look at the crosswalk sign and look at the green light and look at the road. I would hate to cause a car wreck, that would be so humiliating and if I had refused to take responsibility over it and try and put the blame on someone else, that would basically be telling the judge I am too incompetent to be out alone and I need someone with me at all times when I go out so it's either that or face the consequence.

But to answer the OP, no I don't walk into traffic when upset. To me that is so dumb.

I've never done that, even when I did live on a busy street. Even now when many drivers are distracted with their cellphones, I'm especially careful when I'm crossing at a crosswalk on the walk signal. To me, the thought of just walking or running into traffic is especially stupid, since you never know if someone is too busy talking or texting on their phones to pay attention.

No, I tend to withdraw and cry when I meltdown or flee. Though I fear people, but not falling or taking risks. I can jump around a waterfall and a cliff and not be scared.

Nope, can't say that I ever have. When I get upset I like to go somewhere where I can be alone so I can calm myself down. besides if you did run into traffic not only could it kill you but the driver of the vehicle that will inevitably hit you will have to live with that fact for the rest of their life.

I would never run into traffic when upset as I am too fearful of becoming road kill even when in a calm mood. In fact just trying to cross the street can make me go from relaxed to ready to murder other people in a split second.

Summer is coming soon. Summer is bad because there are a lot more tourists and people going out and stuff, so there's more traffic, and they don't seen to notice or care that I want to cross the street even when the light is green. And heaven forbid if I take five whole seconds to do it. I'm never texting, or yakking away on a cell phone, or doing something equally stupid when I cross, so the drivers have absolutely no reason to get angry with me. I used to wish the price gas would go up so high people wouldn't be able to drive at all any more.

People in Canada don't care about all the pollution and wasting fuel, either. Disgraceful.

If price of gas goes up too high we won't be able to get to work. That won't work out well. Maybe we can come up with a better way to keep people from driving when the don't need to. Maybe people can be given some kind of tax break or incentive for not over driving. That would be nice. Back in the 80's when I lived in Boston, if you bought a year metro pass, your car insurance premiums went down if you owned a car.

I´ve done it a few times, because I was upset. I was simply so absorbed, I lost track of things and waited during green - and crossed the road during red light - out of sheer confusion. Chaos, horns an screeching brakes - and drivers in chock. Man, I was embarrassed. I wished, I could give all the drivers an excuse.

shame. canada has some of the cleanest air in the world.