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Eternal procrastination

Hi,

I've struggled with anxiety all my life and procrastination from tasks is not far behind. It's affected my home and work life to the point in the latter where I've left jobs on my own accord due to procrastinating from asking for help on tasks or alerting people to problems because I'm scared of being embarrassed or being shouted at.

Anyways, my annual car MOT gives me this anxiety and procrastination. It doesn't help I'm clueless about cars and always have been even though I'm a 38 year old man who, according to my community, should know this stuff without fail.

I had lights on my dashboard that would fail my MOT for eight months because I dreaded taking it into the one mechanic who I don't like and always makes me nervous to call or visit so I cowardly send a text (to which he never replies) and I don't have the guts to ask people for help on alternatives.

Unfortunately, my home life means I need the car to do stuff but I just couldn't press the call button to this mechanic to ask if he can look at my car so a day goes by without anything progressing.

I guess I'm just venting as I know this will never change Unfortunately but I just don't know how to get a handle in this annual task in a way which means I can do it without stress and anxiety.