HELP WITH DRIVING ANXIETY

What is driving anxiety?

Driving anxiety is the nervous feeling felt while driving or just thinking about driving. Sometimes it can cause you to:

A. Have a panic attack
B. Feel like your throat is closing up and you cant breathe
C. Sweating
D. Feel lightheaded

It can occur during driving in bumper to bumper traffic, making you feel like you are trapped and can not escape. It can occur on long stretches of highway with no other cars around. It can occur from big trucks following too close or passing you.

Basically, its where you feel nervous while behind the wheel.

HOW CAN I GET OVER MY FEAR OF DRIVING?

The first thing you should do is think about what happens AFTER your panic attack. Think about it...

Did you passout? No.
Did you have a medical emergency? No.

Exactly.

Whether you've had one or hundreds of these episodes, you have always been fine once you got a chance to calm down. Use this knowledge to assure yourself that everything is going to be ok. The next step is to work on making it through the attack safely. Learn techniques and methods of coping and ultimately overcoming your driving anxiety.

Help with driving anxiety

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Help with driving anxiety