Hi all,
I got my license in March of 2020. Since then, I'd been driving my friend's car semi-regularly because I don't have a car. I got very confident driving on smaller roads, not really the highway. The fast speeds always makes me really scared.
In July, my friend was driving the car and I was in the back seat and we got into a small accident where thankfully, we were all fine. I still felt confident driving after that.
In September, another friend was driving the car and coming to pick me up. I was on the other side of the intersection. He rolled through the red light because there was a bus in front of him and a car slammed into the car. I watched it unfold and I didn't see him for a second and I was terrified. Thankfully, no one was hurt but the car was pretty beat up.
My issue is now, any time I'm in a car, my body is just in panic mode. My friend who was driving the car is ok and can drive again. I can't even sit in the passenger seat without getting so nervous. I haven't driven since September. I'm in a pretty transitionary period of my life and I'll have to move around a lot. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to go about starting to drive again.
Thank you.