idk why this always gives me anxiety

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.. but every time I have to go get my car inspected (the yearly required one) I get nervous af. I mean, sure, the possibility of not passing and having to shell out for repairs is spooky, but I don't think that's the issue. I get some kind of imposter syndrome or something when I go here, maybe because I wasn't raised to know anything about cars and yet always get shit about it from my family? Like if anything ends up being wrong it's my fault and that's terrible. idk

anyway I'm at the place now so pray for me lol and if y'all have experience with strange sources of anxiety feel free to share.

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@Totalanimefan: Yeah, but it's not the possibility of something being wrong that gives me the anxiety, it's literally just going into the place at all. I feel like I'm being judged just for showing my face there. Hard to explain since I don't really know why I feel that way. :s

On the bright side, I passed and they didn't say anything about needing repairs (though I'm sure I could stand to get some done, since I've been hit a few times since my last inspection.. but as long as it passes and gets me where I need to go, that can wait). Now I just have to pay the registration fees and whatnot.

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IDK if this helps but I guarantee you there are people that know less about cars than you that still need to get their cars inspected. We all have things we're good at. Though if it helped you feel more at ease, maybe you could look up some basics online?

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i get the same thing, and i know a lot about cars and work on my own!
i think it stems back to my first car, which never passed first try. i worked a crappy job at the time and could barely afford the parts the car needed. i would have to do strange little patchwork fix-jobs to it until it passed.

and then the first time i had to get my new car inspected, the thing failed! except it ended up not being a problem with my car - it was the dealership's machine. i took it to a different dealership and it passed just fine.

but still every year i go back, knowing absolutely nothing is wrong with my car and that it is very well taken care of and loved, yet still dreading the person coming back and telling me it failed.

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