So this is a strange one… iv had GAD for as long as I can remember now and managed it through means of my own well in my opinion, it rarely affects my life to the point where I need to change my plans, but there is one thing where it totally takes over.. Cars… I had an experience buying a car 3 years ago where the car I bought had been written off and repaired, I found out as it was shoddily repaired and rejected it, ever since I have had the worst anxiety of cars. I got a car 5 months ago that honestly I rushed into, a mk7 golf, it had been repainted (well, you couldn’t tell at all) however it bugged me every day, played in my mind, all of a sudden I was imagining scenarios for it, crashes, everything came back, so I ended up trading it in a couple weeks ago for a 1 year old mk8 golf, which I absolutely love, automatic, LED headlights, 18inch wheels the lot! The one thing I noticed is that the front bumper had had 1/5th of it painted where it had had a scuff against another car, no actual damage, just paintwork which was confirmed for me. But I can’t seem to shake it from my head, it is plaguing me and I love the car, and I feel so stupid writing this. My anxiety just seems to take over on these things. Any advice? 

Thanks