Marissa
05-22-2010, 12:53 PM
Yea...I might be on this forum a lot...so....hi.
Okay so I'm going to start with...I just turned 16 this semester...which I learned was the verifying age that someone could start driving. The thing is...driving, it petrifies me and considering I'm a nervous wreck kind of person, I could really care less about getting my liscence.
I had gotten my permit and had taken my written test, which were very easy. Though I drive extremely well at night, I feel pressured every time my dad takes me driving...and I have been 'driving well' for a few days on and off until one night (which was last night) I couldn't drive and froze, and my dad had to take over and take me home. I have been forcing myself to drive and it hasn't been enjoyable....hence leading up to my breakdown.
The car I have is my dad's old car, which I deeply trust because I've been inside it since I was a kid...and he was more than happy to give me his old one if I wanted it, considering he had his new car now to look after. But my parents have been wanting to sell it ever since I didn't show much interest in driving.
I don't plan to drive after I get my liscence...but I need to know how to suppress my high anxiety (which my parents think is an act at time, which it isn't) so I can get it and my parents can leave me alone about driving.
My parents don't understand how fearful I am about all this. What fuels most of my anxiety is knowing there are morons on the road that could prove treacherous to me. They consider me immature...they're making me hate the idea of it. I consider cars screaming metal deathtraps that can kill you in a heartbeat with one false move. I know if I get into the car again, and thought I trust it, I know I still won't be able to cross that street comfortably, or any street, even in the day.
What can I do to prove myself to my parents and get my liscence safely?
Okay so I'm going to start with...I just turned 16 this semester...which I learned was the verifying age that someone could start driving. The thing is...driving, it petrifies me and considering I'm a nervous wreck kind of person, I could really care less about getting my liscence.
I had gotten my permit and had taken my written test, which were very easy. Though I drive extremely well at night, I feel pressured every time my dad takes me driving...and I have been 'driving well' for a few days on and off until one night (which was last night) I couldn't drive and froze, and my dad had to take over and take me home. I have been forcing myself to drive and it hasn't been enjoyable....hence leading up to my breakdown.
The car I have is my dad's old car, which I deeply trust because I've been inside it since I was a kid...and he was more than happy to give me his old one if I wanted it, considering he had his new car now to look after. But my parents have been wanting to sell it ever since I didn't show much interest in driving.
I don't plan to drive after I get my liscence...but I need to know how to suppress my high anxiety (which my parents think is an act at time, which it isn't) so I can get it and my parents can leave me alone about driving.
My parents don't understand how fearful I am about all this. What fuels most of my anxiety is knowing there are morons on the road that could prove treacherous to me. They consider me immature...they're making me hate the idea of it. I consider cars screaming metal deathtraps that can kill you in a heartbeat with one false move. I know if I get into the car again, and thought I trust it, I know I still won't be able to cross that street comfortably, or any street, even in the day.
What can I do to prove myself to my parents and get my liscence safely?