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good news Pascalo.
This is what I did when I started riding in December last year:
I sat at the front of buses and observed what was going on on the road.
I did a 1:1 training (free - check the cycling section on the TfL website) in February. It lasted 2 hours, it was a lovely crisp day. The trainer picked me up from home and we cycled to my work place with a few checkpoints on the way. I thought I'd be even more nervous having someone checking what I was doing but not at all. It was really useful actually and made a nice change from my husband screaming "ARE YOU CRAZY!?"...
I read Cyclecraft by John Franklin, an excellent book.
I even did some hypnotherapy, I was that nervous! It helped with my fear. I would go to bed with a knot in my stomach thinking of the travel to work and I would constantly have scenes of death in my mind. Crazy as once on the bike I was fine...
My confidence goes up and down all the time. I love my bike and also hate it, we're still in the process of building our relationship.
I also try to stay calm on the road and try to forget immediately when I've seen something scary. There are 1000s of safe journeys made everyday and a tiny percentage of accidents.
If I don't want to cycle I walk to work instead.
Being on the forum and going to the drinks is a great boost (thanks everybody)
I am also going to freewheel on Sunday and then Herne Hill.