THIS IS ME I GOT MY LICENSE BC EVERYONE WAS ON MY ASS ABOUT IT. I HATEEEEED PRACTICING SO MUCH HOLY FUCK. I DID IT I PASSED FIRST TRY AND NOW I BARELY DRIVE. I DRIVE LIKE 5 mins away and only if i absolutely have to. I HATE DRIVING I HATE ITTTT. BUT I LITERALLY GOT MY LICENSE AT 22 YRS OLD LOL. i hope one day i start to like it but for now… NO.
My solution for this was to do a deep dive into crash safety ratings on IIHS and find the safest car options, including with extra warnings/emergency adjustments that make it more accessible to me. So… now I’m leasing a Tesla Model Y. (I got it before Elon decided to break the government). Still a fantastic car, but there are other options too.
It gets a lot easier as you get more practice! I renewed my permit instead of getting my license for years because I wouldn't practice enough, but now I kinda like driving and will often volunteer to drive friends around! (Just yesterday drove for 2 hours each way to help a friend buy a car)
if it helps, i drive every day and i don’t feel like this most of the time ! i cried driving to school every day in hs, but now i like it sometimes. it does get better as you get more comfortable!!! i used to have anxiety attacks every time i drove lol but college made me drive to campus so i had to start liking it