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I Don't Drive, and I Don't Want to

its not that I don't want to,but basically,years ago when I was learning to drive, I was doing great,and enjoyed it. but I started having seizures,and had one while at the wheel one day.I was driving down this road, and, don't know what happened next, all I remember was noticing that my foot was flat on the accelerator, and the car was going so fast!! my brother was in the passenger seat shouting "SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN"!! I panicked as another car came in the opposite direction ( the car had strayed over to the other side of the road)!! I just managed to swerve out the way of the oncoming car, my car went up the embankment at the side of the road,and the car almost overturned!! shortly after that, I was diagnosed with Epilepsy. ever since then, my confidence has been "F**KED" and even though my epilepsy is now controlled,when I think of learning again, I just get flashbacks to that time!!now don't get me wrong, I live in a town with good public transport,but it just gets me down when people bring up the subject of me not driving and I need to learn to drive,and I find it difficult to talk about, cos I don't want people to think that im just looking for the sympathy vote, by bringing up all that happened cos of my epilepsy years ago!!
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seatbeltssavelives
It is okay not to drive if you have a medical condtion that will prevent you from driving safely. Glad that nothing worse happened when your car went up the embankment. Take care.
cowshed123 · 41-45, M
thanks "seatbeltssaveslives"!! its just that cos people don't know I have epilepsy, that my not being able to drive comes up in conversation as much as it does, and at the same time, I cant seem to talk about it, cos, as I say, I don't want people's sympathy or anything like that, all I want is people to understand my situation!! nice to hear from you again!! thanks for commenting!!
seatbeltssavelives
I would rather have you safe, not sorry! A car can be a lethal weapon if not driven properly & safely, you are doing the right thing by not driving at all. Take care & have a nice weekend.