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FEAR of driving out of my comfort ZONE
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brookelynn
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Hello everyone. I am 27 years old and have always had a fear of driving. I got my DL when I was 21. Even then it was unbearable to try and drive. I would only drive to work and back and still every day was a challenge. I have become more comfortable driving in my town but still if I have to deviate from my normal routine I have severe anxiety. I just started my Junior year at a university and I\'m a Social Work major. I feel at my wits end. My husband has been driving me back and forth to school every day and I feel terribly guilty for being such a burden. I want desperately to overcome this fear. I feel like I can\'t be an effective Social Worker if I can\'t even do the mundane task of driving. My family knows about my fear but they can\'t understand why this is such an insurmountable task for me. I\'m beyond weary. I had a difficult upbringing but no trauma related to driving. The only thing I can think of was starting at about five years old I began having a recurring dream that I still have from time to time. I would be in a car, alone, and the car is driving on its own and I\'m always trying to drive it either from the passenger side or from the back seat reaching over. In the dream I\'m frightened and never able to gain control. I think this could be the source but I don\'t know for sure. I don\'t know if this makes sense to anyone. If it does PLEASE share with me. I am glad that I looked it up and found this site. I have found solace in the fact that I am not alone. Thank you to anyone who shares with me I greatly appreciate it.
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