my social anxity killing me

2Crowded · Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:57 am Post subject:

Does anyone here get real angry when you think people are following you too close on the highway... so much so that you turn down your mirror so you can't look back at them & get madder? Do you think they are singling you out for some reason?

Howbout avoid an intersection that has a 4-way stop sign & alot of traffic so you don't have to stress about the confrontation of who go's first?

Or when you come to a main road & you want to turn left but decide to go straight because other cars are approaching the main road from the oppisite way.

When you glance in your mirror at a stoplight & notice the people behind you looking forward at you & then they look at each other & laugh, Do you get mad inside because you think they are laughing at you?

Just some of the things (not all of the things) that bother me. I also feel like alot of the other things listed too.

Lisablue · Newbie User Joined: Aug 14, 2008 Posts: 1

Wow. Yes! I am usually very easygoing and understanding and calm...but when someone tailgates me.... Man! I don't even know myself. I get SO angry!! I'm not even sure why, but my blood just boils; I usually hit the brakes and slow way down until they get the message...but then I realize what an idiot I'm being - how dangerous that is. Who knows what kind of nut might be in that other car?

And yes, I also find myself not turning when I want to if I'm in an unfamiliar area and I think I'll look like I don't know what I'm doing. Then I get so mad at myself and think 'Who cares'? These people don't care what I'm doing! Yet it will just happen again the next time...although I'm much better when someone else is in the car with me. Moral support, I guess.

The laughing part happens anywhere; not just in the car.

chris87 · Advanced User Joined: Jul 09, 2008 Posts: 337

I have driving issues too. I'm so happy that I finally got a car though. Where I live, it seems like everyone gets their own car as soon as they get their license. That made it so awkward for me. A few weeks ago, I had to make a left, but there was a lot of traffic. There was a line of cars building behind me, so I ended up just going straight. I'm always uneasy when I drive, but I try to stay calm.