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View Poll Results: Are You More Open & Honest Driving a Car / a Passenger? | |
Yes, Driving
|    | 13 | 36.11% | |
Yes, Passenger
|    | 6 | 16.67% | |
Yes, Both Driving or Passenger
|    | 5 | 13.89% | |
No, Neither
|    | 12 | 33.33% | 
28-01-2008, 08:52 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: canada
Posts: 601
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I voted for driving, while I don't really care if I'm driving or the passenger been both many times before. I think that I feel like I'm in control as I drive and that makes it easier to be more open and talk about things maybe because I may not have control over what happened but by driving I can feel grounded. And in a sense safer, I don't know just my opinion. |
29-01-2008, 02:10 AM
|  | | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ma
Posts: 2,388
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Driving, as I need to be in control. Probably because a friend got jollies out of scaring me while he was driving. I just feel more able to talk while driving. I tend to site see, and space out when a passenger. |
03-05-2008, 11:15 AM
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Posts: 98
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I put yes for both driver/passenger. To me when driving/passenger I'm not actually looking at the other person in the car with me, theres no eye contact, and I find it easier to be more open when I'm being distracted by something else. It dos'nt have to be driving, it could be working on a car with someone (distracted by doing something else, working on the car, while talking, no eye contact etc..) Situations like these I find that it's easier to be more open. (I'm very quiet though, so most of the time it's up to the other person to start the conversation.) :o)
Last edited by cypher; 03-05-2008 at 11:19 AM.
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03-05-2008, 11:45 PM
|  | | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA
Posts: 374
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This is an interesting question. It is wierd that I am more open in a car in either role.
I agree that it is because of the distraction of the activity and the lack of eye contact. Being able to stare off at something else while digging around in the emotional stuff and issues I face. Maybe it is because it makes the conversation indirect that it puts me at ease and able to open up better.
Maybe this is also why art therapy works so well with me because agian there is another activity going on while I am discussing things. |
19-05-2008, 05:23 PM
| | | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ohio, USA
Posts: 106
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I voted no.
For the most part if I am driving, my children are present. so the conversation is light and age appropriate.
I am not yet comfortable with being a passenger, there is no control. |
13-07-2008, 06:07 PM
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Posts: 94
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I'm too afraid to be a passenger in someone else's car. I'd rather follow in my own car than trust my well being and ability to get home on someone else. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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