Need some Opinions...What Would You Do???

[calmshell]

My question is would you (or do you) share info about your anxiety  (or a specific anxiety as well) if that particular thing/anxiety issue ever came up that you did not/could not really face at that time? I get very, very anxious (in the past more it has been sheer dread , literally) when I am a passenger in a car/vehicle ..it used to be if I was just in the front, but also it has been in the backseat as well...I get a feeling of kind of being"out of control" and it started years ago when I was in the car w/ a friend who drove kind of recklessly..speeding down a hill, and I really got scared /felt out of control...and have always gotten that feeling ever since

I have made progress in the past 2 years though, and am so grateful I can somewhat get in a front seat..but only when its w/my sister..she is very accepting of it and has driven slow sometimes so I could start to expose myself more and more, and it really has helped! I do know that whatever you do to help your anxiety is progress ,  But I still really, really dread getting into a car w/someone else...
I am looking for a job right now as a nanny, and I know this sounds so weird and I'm probably being unreasonable, but all I can think of is "WHAT IF I need to go with the family SOME time ever, ? " I know this will not probably at all be the case , b/c I have been a part time nanny before  and had to go only once in 3 years  in someone else's car(only b/c the mom was a stay at home, and wanted to take the kids with their playdates bowling , w/my help)..... but I always hold myself back in fear and think this, and then feel bad /sad that I'm not applying for a job that I love when I overthink about it.. I guess I just think I'll look bad/weak or they won't like me/approve...I know it might sound silly, but that's what I think sometimes. I always see others just easily going into a car , and going out with others/traveling..and I get so bummed out or sad and cry about how much I fear it.....
SO, my question is should I /would you (if it ever came up)share about my experience/pretty much tell them, or just say, no thanks, to that particular day /say I'll use my own car/that is comfortable for me? (or not JUST at a job, but anytime it could  come up)  And also, if you have any comments of your OWN time you shared your anxiety/fear with someone else (I really mean not a family member..more like telling a boss/friend, etc) I would SO appreciate any feedback/thoughts about this.......Thank you:)

[calmshell]

Thank you SO much guys...it was so good to see that others DO share and its not like some huge thing on your shoulders (anxiety) all the time that needs to always be concealed..as if , we /I are sooo different ..that is what sometimes I used to think about this anxiety, that no one ever experiences this thing w/dread/fear in cars..but i now know they do, and with other issues too, (as i have had as well..argh!) but its OK.. i think its the very fear of being afraid/tense that keeps the anxiety there and especially around people i do not know...    Thank you again ..i appreciate this, and feel free to share other things/chat with me anytime ..:)

[erin626]

I told my boss about my anxiety bc I got it really bad at work, I was a waitress. I actually had my boss one time help talk me down from a panic attack. I've since taken a new job and my anxiety isn't nearly as bad with this one but if it ever gets to the point where it might affect my job I would def tell my boss. I think people are more understanding than most people with anxiety realize. A lot more people deal with it or know someone with it than you realize.