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Anxiety 16h
A month ago, I was so scared of driving that I couldn’t do an easy 5 minute drive to a nearby strip mall. Now, I’ve driven for an hour straight with someone in the car helping ease the anxiety and tomorrow might be driving for 15 minutes all on my own
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Anonymous 11h

That’s great! Progress is progress! You’ll do great!

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Anonymous 8h

Thank goodness I’m not alone with my driving anxiety lol, I’m so proud of you op

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Anonymous 15h

It gets better with experience, you’re honestly fine as long as you hold your lane and constant speed. Ik some cities have more aggressive drivers tho, if someone tailgates or cuts you off it’s on them, just keep doing what you’re doing and don’t let it freak you out

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Anonymous 6h

YOU GOT THISSSSSSS as a girlie who has super bad anxiety i used to not like driving but now i regularly do 5+ hour drives. learned to make it soothing snd stop for breaks when you need them!

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Anonymous 10h

Go bestie go!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

After a while it becomes instinctual, kind of like walking in a crowded hallway

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 14h

I know it gets easier with experience, it’s getting to that point that’s the issue😔 I am working at it though and making good progress. Doesn’t help when I make mistakes like recently when I accidentally cut off someone else moving out of the passing lane because I didn’t have a good enough grasp on the size of the car and my distance to them. But, I’m trying not to dwell on the mistakes for too long and instead have confidence that they’ll help me learn and improve

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 11h

Heehee thank you

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 8h

EVERYBODY makes a mistake sometimes on the road. Like you said we just learn from the mistakes and they give us more confidence to know what to do next time. It will become second nature with experience, you got this!

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