I used to have a serious problem, when driving, of object fixation on road kill. I hate looking at it, but it's almost like i HAVE to. And then I would experience all those sad emotions about the little animal.

So, I decided that when I saw some in the distance, instead of looking at it the whole time, I would put my hand up and block the line between it and my eyes. After doing that all the way from Arkansas to Portland, OR, I finally learned to just avert my eyes.

If you can avoid the pothole without looking at it, just know it's coming, take note of it way far away from it, and then do anything to look away or interrupt your gaze. You CAN just *decide* not to look at it. It helps if you decide in advance.

Karen