Sheri,I think you are brave....

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Registered: 04-30-2003
Sheri,I think you are brave....
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Thu, 09-29-2005 - 2:38pm
I'm a newbie here but I admire that you even can drive. I am 40 and a mom to eight kids..I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE and still have not done it. Luckily things are close by,dh does all the driving and while he sometimes complains..I still can't bring myself to do it. I even got a call from an OPRAH producer about facing me fear and the next day emailed him back and said thanks but no thanks..and Oprah is my hero! Something about the possibility of millions of people seeing me fail sent me into a terrible panic attack. I have found so many ways to get around it,public trans. to work,etc, but I dream I will somday be able to do it.So congrats to you for any progress you make. Warmest regards. Jen
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Registered: 04-18-2003
Thu, 09-29-2005 - 10:27pm

Wow, Jen, what an amazing story. I do the same with my dh, have him do the shopping, etc...anything to get out of driving and not face my fears. Buying the car really put alot of pressure on me because I feel like I need to drive because we spent so much money on it. But it is something I really want to be able to do again. Every small accomplishment is a big one, and it does take alot of time, that's the hardest part I think, the time that it takes to move forward. Thanks for your kind words. I've thought about writing to Oprah many times, but I don't think I could go on the show either, unless I had some others from this group with me for support!

Sheri Ann

Sheri Ann