Anxiety While Driving

One way that I have succeeded in the face of adversity in my life was by getting my driver's licence, and by doing so, making my anxiety easier to handle and navigate in certain situations. I have struggled with anxiety since I was in my pre-teens, where it was mostly prevalent during school related activities, such as when I had to present or read in front of the class. It wasn’t until I had to get my drivers license that I learned my anxiety affected me in other aspects of my life. The idea of learning to drive terrified me, and it was because I felt that the idea of driving, and of having control over something that could potentially do a lot of damage to not only me, but others as well, was too much for me to handle. I would avoid studying …show more content…
After having my permit for over a year, my mom decided it was time for me to take Drivers Ed, and thus, I could no longer avoid driving. While I certainly didn't think so at the time, this ended up being a good thing for me. Once I had no other choice but to drive, driving became a thing I no longer feared, but something that was enjoyable. It was just a learning process that I was too scared to start, but once started it wasn’t as scary as it seemed. Once I got over my fear of driving, I really tried to apply the idea of doing things even when I’m scared to other aspects of my life. I try to go out with friends more instead of staying home, and I try to be more stable during presentations, even push myself to volunteer to present first. Anxiety is something I still struggle with, and something that I may always struggle with, but when I got my drivers license I showed myself that anxiety is not something that has to run my life for me, and that I am the one who has the most influence over the things I do and the things I accomplish. I taught myself that my anxiety is just another part of me that, while maybe harder to control than other parts of me, I can sway and overcome in