Posted by: Bennedict June 14, 2022
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I had the similar fear when I was learning driving for the first time. I wished I had learnt driving early in my life. Something in life, it is easier and better if you learn early such as swimming or skating, because when you grow older, your brain becomes rock solid with the stories and experiences it absorbs, stubborn to not change.
Well, I overcame my fear of all sorts and let me tell you something that worked for me in my case were:
# Since one of my relatives and the driving instructor were involved in teaching me and they were constantly yelling and screaming at my driving skills that I made it a pact to show to them that I can drive and I will drive. I kept my pact and showed them really well at the end!
# I watched so many self learning videos on YouTube at home, on my phone whenever I found time. I learnt how to overcome the fear by constantly thinking about the solutions and not the problem that was there.
# I agree there is a phobia for some people about driving and some even go to doctor to get medical help, some try music, some try baby steps etc. What worked for me was I did not run away from my problem, but kept working on the solutions like I would call my cousin to take me to the parking lots of Super market at 11 PM in the night so that we can practice there in peace. Start with making simple straight driving and then move to making turns and then making reverse. Parallel parking, three point turn everything. Well I still get nervous parking my car between two already parked cars but that has not deterred me from driving. Now if I ever visit those parking lots where I practiced, I give a smile.
# I kept saying to myself "ईख बिनाको मान्छे र बिख बिनाको सर्प काम लाग्दैन। " so much so that now I do not get scared getting behind the wheels at all. I practiced a lot with somebody in the car for many days doing back and forth to work and home until one day I was the only one in the car amidst busy traffic driving. That day I felt so much independent and confident that I was the happiest in the world!!
But if you ask me about driving in the traffics of Nepal, I do not recommend anybody to drive in the chaos that is here. People do not follow rules here. It is like "जसको शक्ति, उसको भक्ति। " in this place. The motor cycles, scooters, the cars, the tippers all are in a rush, they do not care about their fellow drivers, the constant honking, the angry glares man! I do not even want to think about driving here! But if you can drive in this place, I will admire your guts! For somebody who learns driving in Nepal first and then going to place like US and drive, it will be a piece of cake, that's for sure. It was the opposite in my case as I learnt it there first but here I dread to even take the car to traffics in Nepal.
I am okay with not driving here. Thank you but no thank you!
Last edited: 14-Jun-22 12:36 AM