Mazeophobia

[jamesjones626]

Im so scared of getting lost, i wont even play metroid.  I am really serious about that.  Anyone know of a solution?

[Ginsu Victim]

Im so scared of getting lost, i wont even play metroid.

2D? 3D? Both?

[RayB]

psychiatrist?

[jamesjones626]

Im so scared of getting lost, i wont even play metroid.

2D? 3D? Both?

never played the 3d ones, but ya playing metroid freaks me out cuz i have no idea were iam.  its bad enough i wont go anywere i never been before unless someone takes me and i know they know the area.  It doesnt bother me to go around town or the towns around were i live but any further than that is a big no no for me.  My girlfriend tells me we should take trips to the beach and such which sounds nice, but i dont know my way around were she wants to go so i wont go.

[RayB]

That's "fear of the unknown" causing you anxiety. And it sounds like you have a serious case of it. My mention of "psychiatrist" above was a joke, but now that you've divulged the severity of it, I'd say you have a full blown real phobia that you should probably have treated otherwise important people in your life (like your GF) could get fed up with the limitations that imposes.

[Ginsu Victim]

I bought a GPS thinking I would go places I haven't, but I still freak out about driving to places I've never been. The GPS hasn't helped much at all.

[Ed_McCarron]

GPS's are evil.  Now, instead of learning where I am, I listen to the little voice on my dashboard.  Then, when I am lost and don't have the GPS, I'm double screwed -- since I have no effing clue where I am anymore.

[hypernova]

Start small:

take a few side streets in your neighborhood that you've never been down before.

[Ginsu Victim]

Start small:

take a few side streets in your neighborhood that you've never been down before.

Getting carjacked solves the problem of driving in new places.

[HaRuMaN]

Start small:

take a few side streets in your neighborhood that you've never been down before.

Getting carjacked solves the problem of driving in new places.

A Taurus Judge solves the problem of getting carjacked.

[AtomSmasher]

If I'm going somewhere I've never been before, then I generally will print out mapquest for directions, and then print out the thomas guide maps of the area so that I have detailed street maps of the surrounding areas as well.  If you have a smart phone, then you could probably forgo the thomas guide maps since everything you'll need will be on google maps.