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I Overcame My Fear of Driving

I'm So Close

By: bunnyharriet
Written on November 4th, 2011
Age: 22-25 , Female
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  • Cali89

    Did you get your license yet?

    Apr 26, 2012
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    • bunnyharriet

      I got my license! I got it Nov 17, 2011. I had only been able to practice a couple times and decided to take the written test. I passed and then scheduled a road test. I felt very unprepared but told myself it was just for practice-eventually I'll be comfortable enough to pass. Right away I rolled through a stop sign. Thinking had already failed, I felt very calm after that. The instructor told me he was put off by me not niticing that stop sign but he chalked it up to nerves. He told me to drive closer to the white line bci ride the yellow line. Then he passed me! People act like you'll be failed for wiggling your nose. It was so easy. It took about 10 min but felt like an instant. After i passed I did a lot of practicing with my boyfriend, the is a lot of stuff you cant learn unless you're driving. Pay close attention ttraffic lights. You only have the right of way if you are going straight or have a green arrow and you're turning a couple times my boyfriend had to stop me from turning into a person going straight. Its a learning curve so keep learning eve after you get your license. I would have gone for it ages ago if I had realized how easy it was. I even drive m y boyfriend's huge pickup truck now!

      Apr 26, 2012
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    • Cali89

      That's good, I want my license as well, but I've been so afraid of driving. I can drive, I know how to drive, but it's hard when you have people putting pressure on you, criticizing you, ridiculing you. But I realized now that, I just don't believe in myself, I have no confidence, encouragement, or willpower, and I need those characteristics to succeed.

      May 5, 2012
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  • Infinite9

    Do you mind if I ask how you learned? It seems like alot of people get thrown into driving without proper training.

    Nov 20, 2011
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