not be scared of driving

I have such a bad fear of driving, that I doubt I’ll ever be able to get behind the wheel again. I even have nightmares about it at night. I think the fear mostly comes from my not trusting my abilities, and/or responsibility.

Well I finally took the plunge and just did it! I first drove my ex boyfriends car back from the mexican place down the street. He had a drink while we were there and the lightweight he is lol he was too messed up to drive. So I just took the keys and drove home. I felt so comfortable doing it. I couldn’t wait to drive again. I still can’t. Now when I go to the store with my dad I drive. I drove from a friends house back to my ex boyfriends. I’m not sure how far it was, but I was driving for like 20 minutes. I feel good. Now I just need to get myself to actually take the drive test. Get my license and then get a car! :)

i keep talking about getting my permit and then my license. my friends keep offering me help, but when it comes down to it im still just too scared. i have been reading my book from the D.O.L. but i havent actually tried driving. or even thought about when im taking my written. i know i need to get my butt in gear lol but its going to be time consuming… and hard.

I’ve driven to work every day for the past couple of days. It’s becoming so normal now… well, that route at least. I think I’ll feel comfortable driving to work and school by myself when I get my license. I didn’t think I would ever feel better about driving, but I really do now… but there is still a lot I have to improve upon mentally and skill wise

I started driver’s ed a week or so ago and I had my first in car driving lesson with an instructor and I didn’t get too freaked out or scared.

First time I actually felt alright whilst behind the wheel.

usually when i get in the driver seat of a car intending to drive, i start hyperventilating. well this is lame but a start; i was cleaning out my boyfriends car and i had to move it so i put it in reverse and backed up into my street and then parked it. seems simple to most people but when you can stop freaking out it gets pretty difficult. but the thing i really thought was awesome was that i did it without freaking out. i really feel like now when i get some free time i can actually learn to drive.

I’m usually not scared of driving..I have been in a lot of car accidents..me not driving in any of them. Considering the fact that my boyfriend drives an STI, a car made for speed, makes me terrified whenever he races or drives really fast. With or without me in the car. Another reason is getting lost. For some strange reason I have a huge direction problem. I get lost very easily. I just moved into a much bigger town than I used to live in that is just covered in one-way lanes so I am absolutly not into that..its usually during night or in snow that makes me scared the most though.

Thinking about getting behind the wheel makes me feel nervous. I’ve had my license for 10 years! I wasn’t always like this. It seems to be getting worse and I’m not sure why. The less I drive the less I want to drive. Luckily I live in NYC so driving isn’t really an issue, but I just bought a new car so I need to get over this fear. I always imagine hitting cars or people. I guess driving more will make me feel more confident behind the wheel.