Driving anxiety

You’re definitely not alone. I’ve had driving anxiety for years. Won’t go anywhere unless I know where I’m going or I know it won’t be difficult roads. One of my friends also has extreme anxiety and gets panic attacks if she finds herself in a situation she is not comfortable in. Take your time, you’ll get there at your own pace.

I’d say start deep diving in yourself to figure out why you have this anxiety.
I did a 360 spin on a highway (I don’t drink so it wasn’t that) in winter as I just lost control of black ice and I pressed stop pedal but it made the whole car spin and now anytime I’m sort of turning a bit while driving on a highway or doing high speed I am definitely getting anxious to the point that I’m supposed to drive 100 km/h but i let go of pedal and I’m at like 70 km/h.. I tend to focus on cars in front of me - if I see them driving fine and even speeding then I think it’s just in my head, they’re totally fine so I’ll be fine too. If that doesn’t work or no one in front of me then I turn up the music really loudly and starting singing on top of my lungs or humming and that really helps me. I also recommend taking driving courses again but point here is you need to figure out what causes/triggers it and be honest with yourself. Therapy can help and defensive driving courses

@Claudia Thank you it makes me upset and mad at myself I can't do these things. @Polina I have been like this since forever there is no reason I can think of. But I have lost my confidence in my car at the min due to it breaking down etc so need to trust it again before going further

So today the feeling is very high and I'm scared 😱 and have got mad at my partner as I feel he hasn't understood how high my anxiety is. He would have helped but was on a night shift. Hence my mum taking me and following me home I hate this feeling but need to get better for when my youngest goes to his new school in September but also when he goes for his transion days