Patient owns a Subaru Outback and has, therefore, decided they are exempt from winter driving rules. Drives 55 mph through a blizzard on an unplowed road. The Camry going 22 mph ahead of them is in their way. The ditch at mile marker 47 contains three vehicles, two of which are Subarus.
Chronic. The AWD is, apparently, insurance.
Untreatable. Confidence exceeds the tire's capability.
Patients with Chronic Snowstorm Overconfidence typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Snowstorm Overconfidence β a chronic condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Fiducia hiemalis immortalis. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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