Some backstory: I have dealt with some form of driving anxiety ever since I was in a serious car accident at age 13. I'm fine driving around suburbs/small towns, but driving in cities and on freeways gives me major anxiety. This wasn't much of a problem in college since I could easily walk or take the bus to my internships/jobs, but it has really limited my employment options post-college since most of the jobs in my field of expertise are in the city.
I graduated in spring 2017 and was out of work for over a year before accepting a job with a family friend this past June. The job wasn't related to my major, but at least it was a job. However, I quit that job in August after getting involved in two car accidents within two weeks and have been unemployed since then. Now I have an interview on Tuesday and am trying to think of ways to explain my two employment gaps. I think the car accidents are a good enough reason to explain why I haven't worked since August, but I don't know how to talk about my gap from 2017-summer 2018.
I've been advised to be honest about my driving anxiety as a reason for my unemployment, but I just feel stupid explaining it out loud since not many people seem to have this problem. Plus I don't really know how to phrase it in a way that makes me look good. "The jobs that were the best fit for me unfortunately involved a difficult commute"? I feel like that just makes me sound picky or high-maintenance, which is the last thing I want.
I've also considered chalking the gap up to unspecified health issues that I now have under control, which isn't a lie -- I was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety earlier this year and I'm now taking meds and seeing a therapist. However, people have warned me that saying this might work against me, despite the fact that it's illegal to discriminate because of health issues.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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