Calming needed for pre Driving Test nerves. (22)
SirenLydia: Any suggestions for anything that will help to
calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
What I tell my kids when they get all nervous about a test is to pretend it's not a test...to just study and do their best...and think of it as just another school day...so you may want to tell her to try to forget the test part and pretend it's just a driving lesson...and just to make sure she does everything she has been taught!!!!!!!!
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Tell her to think about her first day of school - remember how nervous and trepidatious she was? And all for nothing! Now it's no big deal.
The driving test will be the same - Soon she'll be zipping all over with nary a thought to the nerves she was experiencing, so why worry now?
Tell her to picture herself as though she's been driving for years and it's old hat, then drive that way during the test. She'll do fine!
The driving test will be the same - Soon she'll be zipping all over with nary a thought to the nerves she was experiencing, so why worry now?
Tell her to picture herself as though she's been driving for years and it's old hat, then drive that way during the test. She'll do fine!
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Thanks for those, will try.
I have tried the old think of the examiner in their underwear
to try and lighten her mood but to no avail.
I have tried the old think of the examiner in their underwear
to try and lighten her mood but to no avail.
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An antihistimine the night before works. It still leaves the stomach a bit too zoned out next morning to be nervous.
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gingerb: An antihistimine the night before works. It still leaves the stomach a bit too zoned out next morning to be nervous.
That sounds clever, thank you.........
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Tell her to get a good night's sleep before she goes. 
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kidatheart: Tell her to get a good night's sleep before she goes.
She's so strung out I think it's going to take
a tranquilizer to knock her out.......
But your right it's very important..........
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SirenLydia: Any suggestions for anything that will help to
calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
I think that "Rum and Coke" slice of lime! it will relax her.calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
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SirenLydia: She's so strung out I think it's going to take
a tranquilizer to knock her out.......
But your right it's very important..........
a tranquilizer to knock her out.......
But your right it's very important..........
I wasn't suggesting
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keytone: I think that "Rum and Coke" slice of lime! it will relax her.
;-}
;-}
I've suggested one glass of wine,
but she refuses to take anything at all
saying she wants nothing to upset her
or make her feel off in the morning
It's a losing battle
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Hugz_n_Kissez: What I tell my kids when they get all nervous about a test is to pretend it's not a test...to just study and do their best...and think of it as just another school day...so you may want to tell her to try to forget the test part and pretend it's just a driving lesson...and just to make sure she does everything she has been taught!!!!!!!!
Good advice, when my girls were going for their tests I told them to think of it as a "pre test" test (not the real thing) not to even think of passing or failing just a learning lesson for the real thing whenever....
they both passed first time......
best of luck to your friend and remind her that win, lose or draw it will not be the death of her ie she WILL live through it......
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SirenLydia: I've suggested one glass of wine,
but she refuses to take anything at all
saying she wants nothing to upset her
or make her feel off in the morning
It's a losing battle
maybe a liter of tepid water. That would be best.but she refuses to take anything at all
saying she wants nothing to upset her
or make her feel off in the morning
It's a losing battle
;-}
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eve1woman: Good advice, when my girls were going for their tests I told them to think of it as a "pre test" test (not the real thing) not to even think of passing or failing just a learning lesson for the real thing whenever....
they both passed first time......
best of luck to your friend and remind her that win, lose or draw it will not be the death of her ie she WILL live through it......
they both passed first time......
best of luck to your friend and remind her that win, lose or draw it will not be the death of her ie she WILL live through it......
Thank you I will tell her.
Yours did very well to both pass first time..........
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keytone: maybe a liter of tepid water. That would be best.
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;-}
so long as she is not up all night peeing.......
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SirenLydia: so long as she is not up all night peeing.......
You know it's true~. I am thinking maybe we are not ready for this Drivers test yet. LOLI bet she does fine
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The_Kansan: Tell her to picture herself as though she's been driving for years and it's old hat, then drive that way during the test. She'll do fine!
Not so sure this is a great suggestion, considering how some people drive who've been driving for years!!
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hrt4lse: Not so sure this is a great suggestion, considering how some people drive who've been driving for years!! Don't want the license revoked before she even gets it.
Ah yes it makes you wonder if we all had to retake
the driving test, how many of us would actually pass!!!!.......
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SirenLydia: Any suggestions for anything that will help to
calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?
A nice cup of Sweet Chai....
Lovely stuff
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SirenLydia: Thanks for those, will try.
I have tried the old think of the examiner in their underwear
to try and lighten her mood but to no avail.
I have tried the old think of the examiner in their underwear
to try and lighten her mood but to no avail.
That would never work for me if it happened to be a female tester I would run into the first telephone pole I came to.
At the minimum she'd fail me for not keeping my eye on the road. This would be me--->
or--->
Ask her, how would you like to be taking a test in a tracter trailer? I think the Kansan can relate to that.
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calm a young friend of mine who is having
her first driving test tomorrow and
has been getting worked up about it all week?