What are your reasons for being afraid to drive

medgrl · Post by **medgrl** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 6:52 am

Even though I have no heart problems that is what scares me the most. I will have a heart attack while driving and no one will be able to help me. Or I will wreck into someone and kill them. I know this is just a fear that is not true but I do not know how to get over it.

Diann Siracusa · Post by **Diann Siracusa** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 7:50 am

Driving is still one of the hardest things to do for me. I get so tense and feel like im going to pass out and hit someone and kill them. People told me to listin to music or talk on the phone. For some reason listing to music made me more anxious, talking on the phone helped sometimes, but it didnt make me feel better. what i try to do is turn my music down and just say to yourself "i can do this, nothing bad is going to happen" I was kind of skeptical of doing this at first, but at least i can drive to work and school. Driving out of my "comfort zone" i cannot do yet

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jun 07, 2008 10:41 am

I completely understand!! I'm not afraid of hitting someone, it's just that every time I drive I feel like I can't breathe, I feel stuck in my car, trapped on the long highway, I hate it. I drive out of comfort zone anyway sometimes I'm fine other times for no apparant reason it returns. It is the one area that I'm least succesful in with my program. But I will overcome, I'm trying to just give in and quit fighting, I think that is key to winning this battle. But I know how you feel, music makes me more anxious as well.