How to pass driving fear?

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Hello everyone. Im 28 have 2 kids and i really need to drive in states as u know u have to drive, and just took driving classes. I didnt learn in 12 hours now i took additional 8 hours. I know every rule of driving and im very good when driving with my instructor with other ppl im nervous and making mistakes. i took dmv test and didnt pass. Everything is my fear of driving. Can anyone advice anything? And how to pass my fear? Share plz ur thoughts and stories.  Update: wanna put little bit more info. So from beginning i had really bad feelings about that dmv coz while i was taking my permit i felt racism to me and to my son while visiting that dmv and i ended up to take my permit to other dmv. My instructor took me to the same dmv. This time when i went to take my road test i did a mistake from beginning by puting my right signal on while she was saying we r going to left and from that moment she made her discition to fail me, she said that after. And after that mistake she started questions like how long u have been driving it doesnt look like u r driving for long time this and that...and after that i felt that she will fail me and started nervous and made mistakes. So do u think should i go to that dmv or another one? My instructor advice me to go to that dmv to prove her that i can. But im not sure. What do u think?

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Practice and experience. Drive around with a partner or friend. Someone who won't judge you. The more you drive, the more comfortable you'll get. I've been driving for 6 years and still get anxious sometimes and still absolutely hate driving with other people in the car. When I'm alone I do perfectly fine though and feel comfortable. My husband bought me a new car a couple Christmases ago that has all the safety features too, which helps me feel more secure when I drive which has made me feel a lot better about driving in general.
 
It's just one of those things where you have to suffer through until you get your license, and then drive around your neighborhood until you feel comfortable with things. Accept the fact that you're going to be anxious and uncomfortable during the driving test, but know that you really just have to deal with it for 30 minutes and then be done. It will suck, but it has to be done, so you can do it.

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I was maybe 14 when my mom let me go in the driver’s seat and let me drive home. Me not knowing the street we were on had a 60 mph speed limit and was fairly busy. Fight or flight took over 😂😂 but I got over my fear real quick and have been a badass driver ever since. All you need is a push (or shove?)

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I’m the same way! I’m about to be 27 with 3 kids and I can’t drive I mean I can get in the car I still need help on backing out things like that, when I’m in a neighborhood I can drive but I won’t go on the highways I get really nervous when cars are behind me as well. It sucks cause I wish I could just get over my fear but for some reason a part of my brain is telling me I can’t do it. I wanna be able to go places when hubs is at work cause we have a nice perfectly good Chevy truck that just sits in the driveway, it’s embarrassing I feel like that’s why I don’t really have friends cause I can’t even go pick them up to have lunch or so I’m home 24/7 with the kids my oldest is 10 and my mother n law takes him to school for us. :( I feel like such a failure I don’t know why I’m so scared to just go for it. I’ve had a lot of family even kids killed in car accidents so it scares me even more to think about that.

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I struggle with a driving fear as well. I’m 33 with an 11 year old (on the 21st) & have never truly learned how to drive. I haven’t tried since I was 16, when I got my permit. It gives me a lot of anxiety. Even just THINKING about how I’d handle different situations gives me anxiety. Also, who to learn with is like a double edged sword because, I don’t feel comfortable learning with a stranger or professional instructor (which is extremely expensive where I live), but I’m also not comfortable learning with a lot of my family due to them being so damn critical 🤦‍♀️ So, I’m not sure who I’d trust & feel comfortable with to teach me. I would like to learn at some point, I’m just not sure when 🤷‍♀️

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I used to be same situation like urs, but I made it and pass driving test, the first time I fail for driving test. And then on the second time, I told my self , to be calm down and focus on driving , that what I need to do, I don’t look at instructor face cos it make me scared, what I do just look forward and drive and listen with what instructors told me, then it cut down my nervous. I hope u can get through it like mine.

How to pass driving fear?

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