Hi. Lately I found very relieved with my anxiety. It's less present, the panics are less often and less intense. For about a month I'm going out of house at least every other day. I'm proud to say I went see concerts, went to see friend at a bar, went shopping, and enjoyed many walks.

So it was the perfect timing to start my driving lessons ( i've learn the theory at home and passed succefully my theory exam octobre 2020 but was way too anxious then to start practice ).

The evaluation hour and first lesson went fine. No abnormal anxiety just apprehension. And was glad the driving itself didn't scares me as much as I was thinking.

But today, 2nd hour of my 20 hours course I was more anxious. The ssri tend to make me a little bit nervous and I took them too close to the lesson. 

We drove with my teacher on a unkowned to me road and when I realized I didn't know where we were or where we were going and how far from home we were, the panic rose very quickly.

I've ask for a break ( teacher knows I have anxiety problems ). After a minute outside breathing fresh air without my mask I was ready to drive again and the rest of the lesson went smooth even better.

Now I'll try to keep taking walks in the countryside but outside my usual paths to acclimate myself being on new paths without freaking out.

I try to stay confident and still hopes that I'll be confortable enough after the whole course to be able to pass the exam without abnormal anxiety.

How did your anxiety disorder affect your driving lesson ? Did it took more time for you to learn driving or had failed the exam because of anxiety ?


My therapist is very confident I'm capable of learning and passing the exam. But even if the timing seem perfect at first glance the tiny voice of anxiety keep telling me i've bite a little more than I can chew.