Hey!
I went to school to get my CDL in January. Graduated in February. Trained for 5 weeks and upgraded in March. I brought my new 2020 Freightliner home 2 weeks ago and go out on my first load on Sunday. All of a sudden I am experiencing such great anxiety about driving that I continuously ask myself, “what the hell are you doing?”. This fear of someone else cutting me off causing an accident, backing the trailer into something, and so on is so difficult for me to deal with! I was in the military and drove many large vehicles, always faced new challenges without fear, etc. Now...I have such anxiety about going out on my first solo run/load that it’s becoming an issue. I’ve come so far and worked so hard to get here that I’m not about to give up. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
JH
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Anxiety When Driving!
Hey! I went to school to get my CDL in January. Graduated in February. Trained for 5 weeks and upgraded in March. I brought my new 2020 Freightliner home 2 weeks ago and go out on my first load on Sunday. All of a sudden I am experiencing such great anxiety about driving that I continuously ask myself, “what the hell are you doing?”. This fear of someone else cutting me off causing an accident, backing the trailer into something, and so on is so difficult for me to deal with! I was in the military and drove many large vehicles, always faced new challenges without fear, etc. Now...I have such anxiety about going out on my first solo run/load that it’s becoming an issue. I’ve come so far and worked so hard to get here that I’m not about to give up. Any suggestions? Thanks, JH