20 and still dont have my license?!

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well i'm 54 and i never got my license either i use public transit and my bicycle
to get around and you have wonderful parents they know you are safe
and look at the money you saving you can't get any speeding nor parking tickets
you don't have pay for upkeep for the car nor insurance

No, not weird at all. Actually, I will be 20 in a few months and don't have my license either. I thought I was the only one, but I'm starting to realize that there are plenty of people out there our age who don't have a license.

Honestly though, if you are depressed, you should get help for it. I can't really offer you much advise because I am in the same boat as you, but seeing a counselor would be really beneficial. Also, try to get yourself out there. I am really shy too, to the point of having social anxiety, but I've found that when I do put myself out there, it makes me feel good about myself. Maybe you could volunteer somewhere, or get a part time job. It would be a great way to socialize without any pressure and maybe it would help your depression. Just a thought.

Take care

My sister was about 22 when she got her license don't feel bad.

Awwwwwww don't feel bad I'm 23 without one :/

Study hard for your permit; know those road rules! Get friends or family to quiz you on them, and later pretend to be driving test examiners, so you get used to it; set it up like the real thing as much as practicable. A previous answer follows: DRIVING ANXIETY/PHOBIA:
Systematic Densitisation Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy have been shown to be effective in the treatment of phobia. Also worth considering are hypnotherapy, particularly from a reputable professional hypnotherapist, and EFT. Give EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. It is free via the searchbar at www.mercola.com "EFT" & "EFT therapists" or www.emofree.com or www.tapping.com (13 free videos). Professional is best. - There is a version for use in public places, (if you like, you can claim to have a headache, as you massage/lightly tap your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind: "Even though I have a fear of driving, I deeply and completely accept myself."

Anyone from any country should closely examine the advice at the following websites, before beginning their search for a suitable therapist: http://1-800-therapist.com/index.html Phone: 1 800 843 7274 (USA), and http://www.metanoia.org/choose/

Recommended reading:
How to Stop Anxiety & Panic Attacks: A Simple Guide to using a specific set of Techniques to Stop Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Social Phobia, Fear of Driving or Flying and Stress by Geert Verschaeve, & Overcoming Specific Phobias - Therapist Protocol: A Hierarchy & Exposure-Based Protocol for the Treatment of All Specific Phobias (Best Practices Series) by Edmund J. Bourne, & The God of Driving: How I Overcame Fear and Put Myself in the Driver's Seat (with the Help of a Good and Mysterious Man) by Amy Fine Collins, from your bookstore, or amazon.com and enter: "phobia; driving" in the searchbar for more media.

View http://your-mental-health.8m.com/blank_2… about panic attacks, and anxiety, then pages h, & i. Phobia; see page v. If you suffer from panic attacks, learn, and become proficient in an anti-panic breathing technique, such as the one below. With anxiety attacks, there are a number of approaches, including pulling over to a relatively safe place, and employing the EFT, or Progressive Muscle Relaxation, but it's probably not wise to use them if driving.

Begin by driving up and down your driveway. Later, go up and down the street. Then around the block. Then a short distance, in off peak hours in daylight, where there is light traffic. The idea is to build confidence, and gradually increase the distance, and the amount of traffic you have to cope with. Leave peak hour, highways, long distances, and especially night driving until later on. Consider having a friend, or relative along when tackling a new stage.

Ensure you can park alright, and that the vehicle is prepared; make a checklist if necessary. Can you change a tyre? Are you a member of the auto association, or do you have the phone numbers of those who can assist in the case of breakdowns, and a charged cell/mobile phone? If going somewhere new, (not having sat. nav.) get, or make a map, (Google: maps is quite comprehensive) with approximate distances to turns, and plan it beforehand. It can help to either have someone else drive, while you study the route, and the visual cues, or to have them give you instructions. If lost, go back the way you came until in familiar territory.

Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind. 85% of people are suggestible to some degree; 15% - 20% highly so, and 15% - 20% aren't much at all, so you could either preferably seek professional hypnotherapy, or, if not an option, hypnosisdownloads.com has ones about overcoming fear of driving, and fear of the driving test.