Vanlife dream with a fear of driving? Vanlife has been my…
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Vanlife dream with a fear of driving?
Vanlife has been my dream for many years now. I have always craved having the ability to get up and go wherever I'd like at a moments notice, I'd love to save my money up to buy and convert my own van! A few things have kept my back, but now I think Im ready to seriously consider persuing this.
The only problem is I have an anxiety disorder (and possibly OCD) and with that I have a really bad fear of driving. I've only been in a couple of really minor accidents while driving, and only one of them was my fault. My problem is I'll convince myself my car smells like it's on fire, and think its about to burst into flames while I'm on the highway. Sounds silly, but thus is the nature of the anxiety disorder!
Anyone here go through something similar? How did you get through it? I probably wouldn't even commit to driving all that far at first, considering I've just got a new job and need to remain local for that! I want to get some driving lessons with an instructor to ease my anxiety, but the problem is I'm fine with someone else in the car. It's when I'm driving alone that it becomes a problem. Any advice?!
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Vanlife has been my dream for many years now. I have always craved having the ability to get up and go wherever I'd like at a moments notice, I'd love to save my money up to buy and convert my own van! A few things have kept my back, but now I think Im ready to seriously consider persuing this.
The only problem is I have an anxiety disorder (and possibly OCD) and with that I have a really bad fear of driving. I've only been in a couple of really minor accidents while driving, and only one of them was my fault. My problem is I'll convince myself my car smells like it's on fire, and think its about to burst into flames while I'm on the highway. Sounds silly, but thus is the nature of the anxiety disorder!
Anyone here go through something similar? How did you get through it? I probably wouldn't even commit to driving all that far at first, considering I've just got a new job and need to remain local for that! I want to get some driving lessons with an instructor to ease my anxiety, but the problem is I'm fine with someone else in the car. It's when I'm driving alone that it becomes a problem. Any advice?!
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