When most teenagers get to the age when they can finally drive they usually feel ecstatic. Being able to drive has a sense of feeling independent and mature. But for me, all I felt was fear and dread.
After completing Drivers Ed and obtaining my learner's permit from the DMV, it was finally time for my first driving lesson. I was nonstop googling how to prepare and what to expect but everything I read only added to my nerves. Everyone kept telling me, "Oh you'll do great!" and, "It's really easy!" But nevertheless, it only made my anxiety worse. On the morning of my lesson I couldn’t eat or sleep, I felt physically sick. I knew I was probably overreacting but I couldn't help my nerves.
My driving instructor showed up and knocked on the door 45 minutes earlier than expected. I thought I had more time to calm down but the second I heard the knocking I started shaking. She introduced herself as we made our way to her car and …show more content…
The car felt forced and it felt really hard to control. I felt like crying because everything I did rough and jerky that at this point even my instructor was concerned on what was happening. She seemed to have sensed my distress as she requested that I try to pull over and park to calm down for a minute. As I pulled next to the curb and put in car in park she told me to pull up the emergency brake. But when I went to do that, we both discovered that it was already up. I immediately started to panic and almost started crying again because I thought that I had ruined her car. I wasn’t really aware that the break was up to begin with since I have never driven a car before. My instructor immediately started to console telling me that, “It isn’t your fault, I didn’t tell you to release it.” and, “It’s your first time driving, you wouldn’t have known, everyone has driven with the emergency brake on at one point
After completing Drivers Ed and obtaining my learner's permit from the DMV, it was finally time for my first driving lesson. I was nonstop googling how to prepare and what to expect but everything I read only added to my nerves. Everyone kept telling me, "Oh you'll do great!" and, "It's really easy!" But nevertheless, it only made my anxiety worse. On the morning of my lesson I couldn’t eat or sleep, I felt physically sick. I knew I was probably overreacting but I couldn't help my nerves.
My driving instructor showed up and knocked on the door 45 minutes earlier than expected. I thought I had more time to calm down but the second I heard the knocking I started shaking. She introduced herself as we made our way to her car and …show more content…
The car felt forced and it felt really hard to control. I felt like crying because everything I did rough and jerky that at this point even my instructor was concerned on what was happening. She seemed to have sensed my distress as she requested that I try to pull over and park to calm down for a minute. As I pulled next to the curb and put in car in park she told me to pull up the emergency brake. But when I went to do that, we both discovered that it was already up. I immediately started to panic and almost started crying again because I thought that I had ruined her car. I wasn’t really aware that the break was up to begin with since I have never driven a car before. My instructor immediately started to console telling me that, “It isn’t your fault, I didn’t tell you to release it.” and, “It’s your first time driving, you wouldn’t have known, everyone has driven with the emergency brake on at one point