how do i get over a fear of driving?

[Red Spy]

Your fear is the definition of phobia

[Ad Bot]

[Nonnel]

i've taken antidepressants once, but will not again. they make me feel absolutely no emotions.

Personally I prefer not having feelings

[Teneksi]

You mostly only hear about the nightmare scenarios.

Same with driving

Your fear is the definition of phobia

Being afraid of the potential consequences of bad driving is not irrational

i don't want to drive with my mom ever again considering what happened.

what happened?

[Clownfish]

Personally I prefer not having feelings

Personally I would rather feel sad and hopeless to the point of crying in my room for 6 hours to feeling nothing at all.
Being a shell is not fun or better in any sense.

[Ravencroft·]

I was a little nervous like my first couple times out but got comfortable with it pretty quick. I raced stock cars since I was 12 though so I can't really speak as someone who had zero experience when they first started driving.

[Red Spy]

Being a shell is not fun or better in any sense.

Feeling sad and hopeless and crying for 6 hours is not fun or better

[Clownfish]

Feeling sad and hopeless and crying for 6 hours is not fun

yeah but at least I loving feel something

[Nonnel]

Personally I would rather feel sad and hopeless to the point of crying in my room for 6 hours to feeling nothing at all.
Being a shell is not fun or better in any sense.

I take social anxiety pills that kill all my feelings and I love it

[Lurker]

just crash into a street light and it won't be scary anymore

[Rednakin]

i've taken antidepressants once, but will not again. they make me feel absolutely no emotions.

I must be one of the edgiest of edgelords, but that actually sounds kind of nice.

This is really something you should talk to a psychologist about. Seriously, just go do it. We kids at the forum here are unable to solve your problems.

If you're afraid of going to a psychologist because you're going to have to be super open about everything, don't worry. You mostly just have to answer simple or yes/no questions and eventually it gets to the main point.

Personally I would rather feel sad and hopeless to the point of crying in my room for 6 hours to feeling nothing at all.
Being a shell is not fun or better in any sense.

"sad" is a feeling as is "hopelessness". Not having your thinking muddled up by powerful emotions like excitement and anger sounds sweet.

[hillkill]

what happened?

i think this fear spawned due to the fact my mom just willfully gave me the keys the day i got my license, and i had a panic attack.

[Clownfish]

"sad" is a feeling as is "hopelessness". Not having your thinking muddled up by powerful emotions like excitement and anger sounds sweet.

I don't think so but power to you anyway

[Red Spy]

Your mom gave you the keys and you had a panic attack?

OP you should seriously go to a doctor or something because that isn't good

[shitlord]

don't you nark at people for doing this type of thing?

what?

[hillkill]

Your mom gave you the keys and you had a panic attack?

OP you should seriously go to a doctor or something because that isn't good

i said that i thought the fear spawned because my mom gave me the keys to drive (the moment i got my permit), and told me to drive. i squealed the tires and stopped and never did it again.