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malisa asked in Social SciencePsychology · 10 years ago

How do i get over my fear of driving? Am really really afraid of driving a car. Please help me?

I was once in a car accident & that's not just why am afraid of driving,i have long had that fear before the accident.

I wasn't the one driving cuz i don't know how to drive,am really deeply afraid to get behind a wheel of a car.

Please help me.

Update:

Please help me....

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Alright, how long have been having your driving license?

    I've got it a few months ago. At the beginning it scared the **** out of me. I panicked and screwed up and drove AWFULLY. Then I started driving with other people at my side, driving a little more every day. I started with quiet streets, than trafficked ones. At night, on the hills. I still don't drive much because I live in the city center (it takes less by walking, you end up packed in traffic jams for about half a hour just to cross the street), but I'm definitely less afraid to do it. I used to think I was a crap driver, but truth is being nervous makes you a crap driver. Being on edge and thinking you can't do it, it's bad for your reflexes and makes you do stupid things. Just start slowly.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I don't really have experience with fears or anything, but my advice to you is just force yourself to try it. Go to a parking lot or a field, something with lots of open space, and ease yourself into it. You don't have to go fast, you dont have to go near any cars or people or anything, just get used to the feel of it and eventually work yourself up to going out on the roads, maybe just around your neighborhood. I just started driving a few weeks ago and I was really scared, probably not as much as you. But it wasn't at all what I thought it was going to be like, it's not scary and it's actually pretty fun :)

    So yeah I think you should just be brave and try it, that's the only way to get over a fear. Good luck and I hope this helped (:

  • momin
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    If you're a brand new driving force , take a look at taking your automobile out at a time of day whilst there may be prone to be little site visitors . The extra enjoy you get, the extra secure you'll be able to be . Stay off interstates & expressways until you believe extra at ease in the back of the wheel . Put in a glad CD , or a comedy CD to take your brain off injuries. Driving defensively is a well factor -simply do not placed all of the consciousness at the unsuitable outcome .

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Well you should rly try and come over ur fear buh if you've tried and rly can't get over it then maybe its best you don't drive because being scared and paniking is what can cause accidents x

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