I’m sure people here can relate to my experience yesterday while driving home from work and I just had to share because while nothing technically happened I was still all worked up about what I’d done regardless.

Between the back entrance of work to where I get on the highway to go home I pass through seven intersections with traffic lights on the same road and the first five are all in succession close enough together that you can easily see the next four in the distance simultaneously after going through the first one because it’s a busy commercial district road with lots of shopping plazas/stores.

After going through the first three lights just fine I was approaching the fourth light when it suddenly turned yellow and in a moment of panic due to my distance from the light and driving speed I ended up speeding up and driving right through the intersection when I should’ve stopped and braked like the two trucks in the right hand lane beside me did so I ended up blowing a red light as a result and while no one in the opposite direction had gone yet it was definitely green for them.

I guess I panicked and forgot how fast of a yellow light that particular intersection had so I initially thought I had more time than I did and completely lost it when I realized I’d driven myself through a red light due to indecision and as bad as my anxiety has been sometimes I’ve thankfully not had too much trouble with it interfering with my driving in the last 22 years but that definitely scared me and I hope I never do it again!

Anyone else panic while driving because of their anxiety and do something similar before?