So yeah… I know it sounds silly but I’m 19 and I still struggle to cross a damn road. Like most of the time I wait for the signal, but even then some bikes just break the rules and rush past. And then there are those places where there’s no signal at all, and I just end up stuck, overthinking. It’s like my brain panics so easily—I’ll stop even if a bike is like 10 feet away, because all of a sudden I feel like it’s going to hit me. Outside I keep a blank face so no one can tell, but inside I’m so startled I just want to sit at a corner and hide. Weird thing is, when I’m inside a car or sitting on the back of a bike, I don’t feel scared at all. It’s only when I’m the one crossing that it feels so hard. I keep standing while everyone can easily cross the road like it looks like I'm the dumb person.
Any tips? Thank u