Driving Test Nerves

Any suggestions on how to keep calm and collected during the driving test (practical).  I thought I was ready but pretty much bombed the test today--even though I've been driving in America for 18 years.  I took some lessons and practiced a lot.  I even took the test with our automatic car.  The pressure of having someone sitting next to me judging my driving pretty much made me go to pieces--kind of an anxiety attack.

I get really bad nerves. Like, so bad that I often get physically ill. I couldn't sleep all night before my driving exam. I tried buying some of those drops that are supposed to help relax you but I don't think they did much. Anyway, this sounds really really simple, but my best piece of advice is to make sure you remember to breathe! I kept taking really deep breaths that practically sounded like big sighs but everytime I did I could feel some of the nerves go. The examiner even asked me if I was okay and I said I was just really nervous. Anyway, I swear it does help if you take big deep breaths.

Good luck! I failed my first time around. It's pretty common. I think the national pass rate is something like 44% (and that includes retakes) so you're not alone! At least the second time around you'll know what to expect.

Thanks for the suggestion!   I'm going to give it another go in a few weeks.