dear Creative:
Congratulations on your success ! You are doing a super job at conquering your fears of driving !
This spring I had to drive my mom's old, huge car to and from the airport to pick up relatives that were
arriving in town. I had anticipatory anxiety over the entire task for at least two weeks before the
trip. I was anxious about driving my mom's car ( I don't normally drive her car) at night way over to
the airport. My mom does not live close to the airport whatsoever, so it is quite a drive. Anyhow,
it ended up that I did NOT have to drive the huge car at night to the airport due to a flight delay.
This was bad for my relatives, as they had to stay overnight in another town before flying back to
our town. BUT it was good for me in the long run because I did not have to drive the huge car at
NIGHT like it was originally planned. I DID have to drive to the airport during rush hour, but at least
it was during the DAYTIME. It was still a challenge though, driving one hour through rush hour just to
get to the airport to pick up my relatives ( and then they arrived at an airport terminal that I had never
been to before ! ). I made it to the airport, found the terminal ( after a couple of U-turns to figure out
where I was going ), and I drove my relatives safely back to my mom's house ( another one hour trip
back to her place through rush hour ). All my anticipatory anxiety was for nothing and I succeeded
on my driving trip. And when my relatives visit was over, I had to repeat the whole process over again !
Although I still avoid driving in my mom's old, huge car at least I know that if any relatives come to
visit again, that I can conquer my fears and make that trip back to the airport with no problems.
Lynda