Replies to '01/02 New Year: Old Habits'

I found your show Dr. Phil to be very inspirational...my New New Years Resolution is to Drive this year! I related so well with the girls that are afraid to drive, I also get all clammed up and start breathing fast when I imagine myself driving, i never thought to use positive affirmations to overcome this. I am 29 going on 30 and have 2 young children, my husband was deployed last year and even though last year I made the same resolution, I didn't stick to it because I didn't know how to start. Everyone just kept saying "You need to learn, I'll teach you" but that just made me more scared because I was afraid that they would laugh at me or that they would yell or that I'd crash and hurt someone. The only excuse I get away with is that I"m from Australia and that I always joke that driving is on the "wrong side" of the road here in America, but that only goes so far and everyone is sick of that excuse now. My husband is deploying again this year, and I so much want to surprise him by the time he gets back, I think I will try the positive affirmations but I wish that there were driving instructors suited more to the "Scared Adult" drivers, I know we're out there but it seems that when I looked up driving instructors it was all tailored to the teen driver, so I felt too embarrassed to go ahead with it. If anyone has overcome their fear of driving and has some other hints I would truly be thankful, Here's to a New Year and being able to drive to the airport to pick my husband up!!! I'll get back to you with my progress.... 

Thank You Dr. Phil for the start.... 

Regards,
Samantha