Experiencing human nature through driving.

Hello people~
This is probably my first 'serious' blog (the others being about post count and an entertaining episode about my parents).

It happens to be that driving isn't my expertise; no matter how hard I try or how much I practice, I take a whole lot more time than others to get better. To make things worse, I can't seem to cope effectively with nervousness. So yesterday and today, I had some driving lessons in my school's parking lot, involving 10 people (including myself). We were divided into five groups of two people, each group in a car to practice backing, parallel parking, etc. After an hour, your partner and you are supposed to switch places.

As terrible as I am, I didn't fare well on the first day (don't want to get into details, but lets just say that I couldn't even start the car lol). I don't know if that was the cause of it, but today (the second day of training), around half of the ten people started spontaneously laughing, doing hand gestures, stopping in front of me, etc. while I drove. Also, there's one portion that only one car is (supposed) to be allowed in at once, but one group had the nerve to barge into my session, causing me to leave half-way to prevent any problematic situation. I know some of you guys are going to tell me to get over it or not worry about it, but it's just hard for me. I became even more nervous, in which I cannot cope with. I was in the verge of crying (no lies). I'm kinda faint-hearted and emotionally weak. T^T

And now, what makes it eminent that all of it was planned beforehand, was the fact that they stopped laughing when my partner and I switched places. They were solely laughing at me, annoying me, deteriorating my self-consciousness, and making me nervous. But most importantly, I was terribly upset at how they became so cruel and heartless over such a small thing as driving. What makes me feel even worse is that my partner was also getting stressed over it, and it was all because of me...

To whomever was mindful and generous enough to not participate in it, I anonymously thank you through the Internet. May God bless you people.

Comments

I won't tell you to get over it. Its okay to worry about it, if you didn't that might mean more trouble for you later. That being said there are things that could get you past your fear...

I do have some suggestions but really its up to you to find what you need to make yourself comfortable driving. If it means yelling and swearing at the idiots laughing then do it. If it means getting a few hugs or calming gestures from someone whose laughter doesn't hurt, then do that. whatever it takes...

Otherwise:

Time for you to go to the track. Get in a really fast really dangerous car with a veteran race driver. The first and only objective will be decided by them after they meet you. Or one of those demolition derbies.
I agree with you having a bunch of people laugh at your nervousness is just bad. (Didn't happen to me but I did have the nervousness). My grandpa who was one of the most concerned, took me to several places to get over my nervousness.
If the event you are in is designed to bash the crap out of the other cars and to have as much fun as possible doing it, you might find like I did your nervousness just vanishes in loud fun smashes.
Also nothing like a having a veteran race driver in car that has a second brake petal for just them get you to go really fast and to show you some nice tricks.

As it turned out I am an adrenaline junky, that rush from the danger... so sweet...
just surrender to the danger. You are into some other funky things (already), time to try this.
Sure you could get seriously hurt, but that is part of the fun.
 
hehehe thanks for the comment~ ^_^

I've been browsing the temp (around the eof and shoutbox) and my tension and anger is starting to ease up. ^_^ Such a great place this is~
 

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