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Christmas challenge

I am having trouble finding the thread so making a new one just to say that I managed to drive over 150 miles in December on motorways and dual carriageways. I didn't manage to go out on my own yet however but will work on that in 2021.
I am really pleased with this as my obsessive thoughts have been louder recently and I have had to really push myself to drive on a difficult road every time I went out for a drive.
Sadly I couldn't find anyone to donate me some money for Scope for doing it but I have to thank Scope for encouraging me to do something I find difficult. I know driving on the motorway doesn't sound much but I really find it hard due to obsessive thoughts that I am going to crash the car and it's the psychological equivalent of walking as a disabled person for me i.e. is simple for most people but hard/impossible for some.
Thank you everyone for reading.
I am really pleased with this as my obsessive thoughts have been louder recently and I have had to really push myself to drive on a difficult road every time I went out for a drive.
Sadly I couldn't find anyone to donate me some money for Scope for doing it but I have to thank Scope for encouraging me to do something I find difficult. I know driving on the motorway doesn't sound much but I really find it hard due to obsessive thoughts that I am going to crash the car and it's the psychological equivalent of walking as a disabled person for me i.e. is simple for most people but hard/impossible for some.
Thank you everyone for reading.

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Oddly I absolutely love driving on the country lanes and on race tracks but motorways and dual carriageways cause me real issues. I have a few ideas as to why: it could be that there’s more traffic; or it could be that on a country road I’m allowed to stop whenever I want/need to if I have a wobble but on a motorway that “safety net” isn’t there, but I need to work through it with a professional I think.
Thank you
I had to stop driving when my epilepsy started 23 years ago, i was 38 and used to drive 40,000 miles a year, the strange thing is I don't miss it at all, and I know people often find that strange they will look me in the eye and say "you can't drive aww poor you, how you must miss it"
Good luck with your goals for January.
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