i cant figure it out, all i know is i carry my social insurance, driving licence, major credit and bank cards, drug plan card (which when swiped by ambulance personnel will give out my blood type, weight, known allergies, medications i’ve taken etc) ..
i tend to keep my employee id card on me pretty much when i am in car.. i tend to always wear a metallic chain in my neck that has those military-dog tags, one side has my nick and other side has my day/year of birth engraved on it ..someone asked that why u wear this ..and i was like.. i dunno, since i took the first-aid response training, i realized i might be unconcious in an event of emergency or burnt and metal tag will atleast identify me somehow to health-canada systems..
its just recently, today to be precise, i was driving back from work, i saw a car on the side of road, with 4ways on, so i pulled behind the car, and approached the driver.. (old-aged couple) and i asked, are you guys ok? need a roadside service to be called? battery boost? need a cellular phone to call? and they were like.. oh gee, thanks buddy, but we’re just lost, trying to look in the map where we are and where we can find way..upon telling them their route, they thanked and asked me that did i really had battery-boosting cables/roadside equipment in my car? and while saying yes, i realized, am i paranoid about EVERYTHING in life regarding death/inconvenience or its just being careful or do i have some mental complexity?
Better to be safe than sorry…It’s good to be prepared…
Unlike me, the only thing I have of any identification of me is my license…I took a 2,400 mile trip on a bad tire without an oil change and just about don’t care about anything…
I am the complete opposite of you…
Maybe we both are mental on the opposite ends of a psychological illness…
You at least worry about it…I don’t even worry about it…I tell you, it’s good to be cautious and worried about a few things…
Faizy I would recommend everyone carry a battery boost kit, map, tyre puncture kit, torch, glass breaker and seat belt cutter in the car..I do
As for all the ID and insurance cards I carry them too..I don't have the dog tag though, very unfashionable for me :D...but I'm sure if caught in a fire they'd find somethign of mine...if not anything else then thay can match my dental records :D
EVERYTHING i carry/wear is to ensure that if i get in a life-death situation and body cant be recognized, it carries a track-back to my address/details…
i dunno why i think like that, but with every safety course that i passed for work, i became more and more paranoid..
just recently, i took the explosives/fire/gas-eruption/poison-handling course… and part of safety was to be AWAY from the incident… as result at work i was given binoculars that in case of fire/explosion/gas-eruption, we can stay away and look at the scene and products involved from a distance..
i think its been two days since i am having internal-debate in me to carry it in car or not..
problem is my working hours are so crazy that when i come outta work, i am one of the 2-3 cars on my way to home.. and i am pulled over 95% of the time for spot checks.. and binoculars, along with other emergency equipment will REALLY make me a suspect of upto-something…
i have a similiar "problem" or paranoia ...but its with shopping. i fear that there will be shoes...must have shoes...on sale at a random place and my credit cards won't be accepted..so i carry 200 dollars cash on me at all times. otherwise i can't breath.
First of all, i think u shud stop taking so many safety classes! (unless for work, in which case i guess u have no choice.) But seriously, we all know we can never be too safe, but u can’ let this consume u…it will make u sick No matter how much we try to take precautions and stay well-prepared in any situation, if something bad is going to happen…it will happen. Trust God, and let go of ur worry. I don’t think u have a mental problem (but i am not a doctor )…and everyone tries to be as careful as they can. Lately i have been thinking that i am acting a bit paranoid myself…like, i know i locked my door but i will go back and check it to be sure…sometimes i hate myself for this bcos i waste a lot of time
So, here is some advice i received from somebody to help me...
1) remind urself that there is a difference btwn worry (something not in ur hands) and a real fear (danger).
2) tell urself, *worrying will not stop the situation that i am afraid of*.
3) find peace with prayer...there's no better satisfaction and nothing will make u feel stronger and safer.
and also, some ppl who worry to much have often let go of themselves…so make an effort to do some things u really enjoy…try to relax (read, walk, music etc.) or just put all that energy u usually waste on being paranoid, to some use and take up a hobby or go out with ur friends.
That’s wot i was told and it has helped me quite a bit, and i just have to remember that most of my fears CANNOT be prevented or controlled, no matter how much i prepare. So let go and live life without always thinking, wot may happen…hope u feel better soon
umm.. not really..its my job timings, that when i come out, i see like 5 cars on my way back to home.. and if something goes wrong, until help arrives, there isnt any passing-traffic i can rely on..
am i the only one who got chills reading this? faizy no matter what you do you can’t stop whats gonna happen…then why die every second in the fear of dying once??..it’s good to take precautions n be safe…but thinking negative and worryin about it all the time isn’t gonna do any good but take all the charm out of your life…don’t do that to yourself…let it go…live like a kid…little careless but always happy…jumpin around…havin fun…dont make life harder than it really is…
if you think your work is effecting you in a negative way…then quit!..nothing is more imprortant than your own self.
i dunno, since i took the first-aid response training, i realized i might be unconcious in an event of emergency or burnt and metal tag will atleast identify me somehow to health-canada systems..
here comes the kicker..
No matter how much we try to take precautions and stay well-prepared in any situation, if something bad is going to happen…it will happen. Trust God, and let go of ur worry. I don’t think u have a mental problem (but i am not a doctor 
