So I think my immersion therapy may be working. It’s not a quick process in the slightest, in fact, I’ve been seeing someone for almost a year now and I can still only confidently manage to drive to the local shops on the back streets. I know that doesn’t sound like much, but it really is a big achievement for me. I’ve been driving alone and it’s been manageable. It has not been easy by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s been manageable. I’m still filled with serious anxiety before and during every drive, but I haven’t had a panic attack whilst driving the back streets, which is a big accomplishment.
Something that has really helped me become more comfortable and confident driving the back streets is watching how the local mechanic does brake services and repairs. It makes me feel better knowing that if a car gets a brake service, the mechanic will do an extremely thorough job and make sure that the brakes are in perfect working order. I don’t know a great deal about cars, but I’m pretty sure that functioning brakes would be one of the most important parts of car safety.
I don’t currently have my own car, for obvious reasons, but in the next stage of my immersion therapy, I have to buy one. My therapist said that if I start driving my own car I may feel more comfortable because I’ll know when it was last repaired and that it is up to date with its annual logbook servicing. Morayfield mechanics will service new cars yearly based on the requirements of the car’s manufacturer so that you know your car is in the best possible condition to keep you safe on the road. I agree with my therapist that having more control over the car that I’m driving may help. I hope it helps, at least.
Anyway, I have to drive to the shops now to buy dinner. I hope it goes well.