I was very motivated to get my driving licence. I passed my theory test on 4th attempt and practice...well, it took me 8 times. I could say that we have the most difficult exams in Europe, bla bla, but most people pass on their 1-4 attempt anyway. I had two driving courses, two different instructors. Spend a lot of money. One told me I have cognitive issues and will have a hard time learning to drive and he generally didn't think I should be driving, the other one was an old, disgusting pervert who was too busy making sexual comments to pinpoint my mistakes.
Actually I passed just by chance, I was awful, didn't sleep the whole night, was driving almost like for the first time... The examiner finally gave me a Positive after an hour and ten minutes of driving, telling me that I need to work on my stress.
But hey, I've failed seven exams before, mostly due to lack of knowledge and bad impulsive decisions. I already knew I'm gonna be a ***** driver. My cognitive skills are too bad, my focus fails, I have too many questions, poor short term memory, I cannot judge speed properly.
That's why, after passing my exam, I tried driving a bit with my dad (which once ended with creating a traffic on a small street) and then stopped. I never sat behind the wheel on my own.
That still makes me very sad, because all of my friends are driving freely since 3 years, they drive for fun a lot and I could never participate. I wanted to get the car and stuff. Before I started my course, people were laughing at me that they cannot imagine me driving and they were right. It was just another thing that made me feel worse and behind of everyone.