W.I.F.T.S.
12-04-06, 09:35
My car is in the garage at the moment, so i got a lift into work with my fiancee's grandad. He drives up the bypass at about 50 mph (about 10 mph faster than me!!), he's right over to the left away from the oncoming traffic (just like me!) and I still feel a bit panicky. I was thinking 'what if he has a heart attack and we crash?' and feeling an urge to grab hold of the steering wheel and drive into cars coming the other way.
On the way home I got a lift with another lad. He did 70 down the bypass and it was a white knuckle ride for me because I had an urge to open the door and get out. I felt quite stupid when we arrived home and he said he'd have to let me out because the child lock was on!!
I guess that because both them situations were quite new to me my anxiety levels were slightly higher and so I had the fight or flight response to try and get out of the situation.
I'm learning not to take it so seriously. It was good to be able to laugh about it in the end. I'm learning that these feelings stem from my own thoughts (and they are JUST thoughts), which I am actually in control of whether i believe it or not. I'm learning too that nothing is really that scary- the fear is all bluff. When you actually go and do these things there is nothing to them.
I did read somewhere that 96% (not exactly sure on the figure, but it was very high) of the things that we worry about never happen!!!!!
Ships in harbour are safe..but that's not what ships were built for.
On the way home I got a lift with another lad. He did 70 down the bypass and it was a white knuckle ride for me because I had an urge to open the door and get out. I felt quite stupid when we arrived home and he said he'd have to let me out because the child lock was on!!
I guess that because both them situations were quite new to me my anxiety levels were slightly higher and so I had the fight or flight response to try and get out of the situation.
I'm learning not to take it so seriously. It was good to be able to laugh about it in the end. I'm learning that these feelings stem from my own thoughts (and they are JUST thoughts), which I am actually in control of whether i believe it or not. I'm learning too that nothing is really that scary- the fear is all bluff. When you actually go and do these things there is nothing to them.
I did read somewhere that 96% (not exactly sure on the figure, but it was very high) of the things that we worry about never happen!!!!!
Ships in harbour are safe..but that's not what ships were built for.