Judgment about not driving

Do any mom have trauma with driving and issues ? I don’t drive at all & I have ptsd from accidents and seeing fatal accidents . I HATE the judgment I get and people don’t get it . I keep it to myself and when someone asks I just try to keep it pretty low profile but they find away to make slick and unsolicited responses. I’m choosing not to drive because my ptsd and anxiety is really bad . I don’t want to put myself or anyone else in danger because of it . So I choose not to put myself behind the wheel . Why does that bother people ?? I’m only 23 right now I don’t want to drive but in due time I do want to try to get out there but that’s solely up to me and I should get bashed or forced to do something. I’m not bothering anyone or asking anyone for anything when it comes to my way transportation . I make it happen for myself , my partner and even the support of my mother because they understand.
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I feel like that’s totally normal. I was in a terrible accident and it was not my fault. I live with it every day, I get so scared not for me but for others. So many people text and drive or driving under the influence, thats what scares me. I crashed caused an old lady ran a stop sign. I think thats fine I went through a period where I didn’t want to drive either and im still scared. I have terrible thoughts of dying in a car crash and my family calling me snd a paramedic answering the phone and breaking the news to my husband. The worse is the fear of my baby not remembering me and not getting to know me

I'm 36 and don't drive. I was learning how to drive in Louisiana but I been living in Arizona for 6 years now and I don't want to learn how especially our here.

Do your loved ones and trusted people understand you guys ? And your choice not to drive . Most importantly respect it ? It just makes me so upset that they don’t understand that this is my life and I’m tired of the bashing no matter how much I stand up for myself I pretty much try to stay away from those family members and just people who constantly think they can just change me

I don't even have a license. People are usually shocked when I say that. My usual responses are that it costs too much and I usually prefer to walk and get fresh air anyways. If that doesn't work I say how nobody seems to be able to drive and I witness an almost accident at least 5 times a week and worry about getting hit on the sidewalk never mind the road. That usually gets the point across.

Yes they do! My husband always drives. He would drop me off and pick me up at work when I was pregnant

So yeah! The people that are being annoying are simple AH

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