Anxiety struck again!
The day is almost over and I have achieved to visit my cousin without making a complete and utter fool out of myself...Yay!
However my driving lesson has knocked down my confidence in my driving. Usually I am pretty good and confident when driving but today's lesson has been awful.
I stalled not once, not twice but 5 times within an hour...seriously!!!
I haven't driven in a week and before that I was just practicing my reversing so I wasn't doing much driving. Now I don't now whether its because I was doing a MOCK driving test or whether my nerves got to me as my test is in a few weeks, either way I was crap.
Also I think that didn't help was the fact that my anxiety was taking over me today, I got anxious at round abouts, traffic lights and general stopping, I panicked in case I could start the car again.
Reasons why I was anxious:
1. Holding up people
2. Stalling the car (which I did 5 times)
3. The car making weird noises
4. My instructor shouting at me (which he did)
I also experienced a panic attack today, which is very unusual for me. I get anxious when I start school/college, meeting new people but I haven't come close to a panic attack until today.
I was in a lay-by after my instructor finished shouting at me and I was about to leave when he told me to stop. I got this pain in my chest and the inside of the car was spinning, I felt sick and trapped.
I was stuck in a small car wanting to escape but I couldn't go any where. I couldn't get out, I couldn't move or speak.
I'm not 100% sure that it was a panic attack either way it was horrible.
Please let me know below:
What was it that I experienced?
Have you had this?