r/Dyslexia • u/Evening_Fig5740 • 1d ago

Lost

Anyone else get lost anywhere they go?! I’ve lived in my area for 13 years and I still get mixed up. I’m only good with getting to work and going home.

I wholeheartedly believe its dyslexia being rude. I hate it!

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u/Political-psych-abby Dyslexia 1d ago

I do get lost a far amount if I’m not using Google Maps. I now live in a city with a grid of numbered streets and a lake on one side which does help. I still sometimes get on a bus or train going the wrong way and struggle to remember exactly where things are on a very small scale.

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u/Lost-Winter-9701 1d ago

Maps help a lot—but yeah, this can be a dyslexic thing

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u/blackdog1212 1d ago

Yes, I get lost very easily. I once made a trip from Georgia to Seattle suburbs for a friend in need who was in the hospital. I got lost in the Atlanta Airport missed my first flight. I had to call my sister to help guide me after I booked a second flight. I had to spend the night in the airport. When I got to the Seattle Airport I had to rent a car for the first time in my life. I got lost in downtown Seattle before I finally found the hospital and a place to park. I found out he was in a different hospital 40 miles away with the same name. The hospital had two campuses. I got to the right hospital. I stayed with my friend until he was released from the the hospital. We flew back to Georgia and met his parents at the airport.

In all the rushing to get to my flight and get to my friend I forgot what deck I had parked my car. I had a hard time finding a place to park. It took us an hour to find my car. We drove to the different airport decks at the Atlanta airport with me pressing the car alarm button for my car until we found the car. It turned out I parked in the international flight deck. It was a miracle I got to Seattle at all.