Is it normal that i'm afraid to drive after this?

Ok, so just a few hours ago I finished a drivers ed session. They are about 1 1/2 hrs with 4 people, 20 min per person 3 days a week. This was the 3rd time driving ever, 1st time on a main road and also the first time going faster than 25mph. I was moving at around 30-40 mph and I was feeling a little nervous, especially with everyone else in the car and the person before me did very well. The rout we were taking was a loop from my school, onto a two lane two way street, probably about 4 miles around taking mostly right turns. About 10 minutes in my instructor keeps telling me I'm going way too close to the right where there was half a foot of a bike/parking lane and just woods. I guess I was doing it because I was overly afraid of getting near the cars coming the other way. Anyways at one point my instructor is like stop stop stop and let out a loud-ish yelp! and slams the breaks (I wasn't sure what was going on) and tells me I'm not driving anymore because apparently I was close to hitting some pole (even now I don't know what she was talking about) she said I gave her a small heart attack and I wasn't really sure what my mistake was be she had the look of death on her face and when this happened I wanted to just dissappear I was so confused, scared and embarrassed. She had the next person go and while they were driving she kept telling me to get more practice outside of the class and then some time later she hands me a paper with info on getting private lessons and it's a few hours later but now I'm scared to drive on that road again. Next class she said we'd be driving exclusively on a road called 25a which is super busy and I'm def. Not ready. Idk what to do but I feel like I wish I could just not even drive next week but I have to because the lessons cost so much and if I miss this one I won't be able to make it up. If anybody wants to comfort me with their similar experiences that would be much appreciated. Thanks. I feel like I just took an adrenaline shot.

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  • theseeker

    Don't feel bad. Before I even got my license I crashed a truck into my parent's garage when I was 15, no BS! It scarred me because I was frightened to drive for awhile after that. I didn't actually get my license until I was 18. I was extremely nervous about driving and it was stressful for me.

    Looking back on it all now, I realize it was all in my head. The more you do it, the more comfortable you become. It's no problem and I don't even think about it anymore.

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  • postmanlover

    are u a female?

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    • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

      god i hopes so

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  • thegypsysailor

    Like everything else in life, practice is necessary. Isn't there ANYONE in your life that has a car and an hour or so to help you?
    Beg, borrow or trade time in a car to prepare for the next class.
    I believe the most important thing you need to remember, even though it is very hard to do, is to relax. If you are all tense and worried you just aren't going to be at your best. Your instructor has probably taught thousands of kids to drive successfully, and you've got to be smarter than at least some of them, so just do as you are asked and you'll be fine.

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    do some donuts in a parkin lot and go bomb round and slip & slide on a dirt road a bit so yall can git a feel for what a carll do and wont do

    dealin with traffic just takes practice and decisiveness

    yall caint be real a good driver without bein a real bad driver first

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