Iwanttoknowmore
Aug 26, 2012, 08:30 AM
I'm told that I need to get over the fear of crossing streets, this may sound crazy or silly to you but I don't know why I have this fear. I just get so scared with cars, trucks, etc. come by and I just freeze and break into a sweat and start to feel cold all over, and that people are staring at me.
I am only scared of crossing the street by myself, but if someone else is crossing (whether I know them or not) I would be near them and cross when they cross. My daddy just yells at me saying "You are 16 years old about to be 17 and your scared? Girl your not a baby, you don't have a reason to be scared." It just makes me mad that a lot of people think it's funny that I'm scared and that I start to tear up by the thought of it, or if I'm in front of the street. I don't have a problem crossing small streets, like the streets when I used to live in Jersey, but Florida streets are like high ways which makes my fear even worse and make my anxiety worse.
What should I do?
I am only scared of crossing the street by myself, but if someone else is crossing (whether I know them or not) I would be near them and cross when they cross. My daddy just yells at me saying "You are 16 years old about to be 17 and your scared? Girl your not a baby, you don't have a reason to be scared." It just makes me mad that a lot of people think it's funny that I'm scared and that I start to tear up by the thought of it, or if I'm in front of the street. I don't have a problem crossing small streets, like the streets when I used to live in Jersey, but Florida streets are like high ways which makes my fear even worse and make my anxiety worse.
What should I do?