Is it normal not to have a driver's license as an adult because i have anxiety?

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I myself don't personally understand why people feel the need to pressure others into getting a license. A license is great and all but not absolutely necessary. I almost feel like people are brainwashed so much that they really do believe it's abnormal to not have a license.

I'm over 20 and I am still yet to get my license. When I was in the car with a driving instructor, I was absolutely on edge and uncomfortable the entire time. I felt like I was going to die at every second and I really don't have a good sense of perception so I went up the curb maybe 40 times. I don't even understand how people can see the curb but I guess they don't, they just look at it far out in front of them and guess where it is. I can't seem to do that and even if I could, being in a car as the driver is really unpleasant for me. I already suffer from anxiety and when I'm in the car, I just can't handle it. Every turn, I feel like it is my last and I just can't cope.

People within my family find it weird how I don't have a license. They tell me I should have gotten it when I was a teenager. I take a train to work and my friends drive me when we go on nights out. Why would I need a car right now?
Does anyone else feel anxious in a car as a driver/IIN?

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  • Shrunk
    9 years ago

    I know people say it's not necessary but for me it was... We don't have anything cool like trains around here, everything is too far to walk, to bike would go through bad neighborhoods, and the buses are full of crazy people (not that I'd know- those are just the reasons my parents gave for not allowing me to ride the bus or bike to school) It took me until age 20 to get my license, I failed the road test 4 times out of anxiety.. it's gotten a lot easier since then though, mostly cause I can drive alone now. if you truly don't need to, then it seems fine to me, but you won't have as much freedom like taking road trips or moving house..

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  • handsignals
    9 years ago

    I can't drive a stick because of my anxiety.

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  • NotHumanAtAll
    9 years ago

    I'm also 21 and I cant picture myself ever driving. I think I would be a nervous wreck. Luckily I live close to the city so there is public transportation all over.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      9 years ago

      Yeah, I live close to everything too.

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  • kingofcarrotflowers
    9 years ago

    I'm 21, never had a driving lesson, never wanted to, well I do, but I couldn't drive, I'd be far too anxious, not of crashing but of messing up and making an idiot of myself and angering other drivers

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  • Blitchington
    9 years ago

    im 18 without a permit because im scared sigh

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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    I grew up in Texas so having a license and driving a car is like riding a bike; its normal and expected. I thank God everyday that I was raised to be independent in that way.

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