When I was 12 years old, I was driving with my dad back home from a classmate's birthday party. It was dark, and raining, and some driver trying to make it through the intersection when the light was turning red rammed us at 50 mph.To this day I have scars all over my body, and it took physical therapy to get me back to normal. My dad came out relatively unharmed save some minor injuries.
That is a real shame, because fear of driving phobia can be treated and indeed, it can be cured completely. Like most phobias, it's a mental state which doesn't have to be permanent. In fact, it's entirely up to the person who suffers from it to decide that he or she will get over their fear of driving a car. If you too suffer from this phobia, know that the answer lies within you. All you have to do is make a commitment to yourself.
Here are 4 tips on how to overcome fear of driving.Take small steps and you will eventually get to your destination -- A lot of people who have a fear of driving simply give up using their car altogether. This is the way to perpetuate your condition, not to heal yourself. If you feel that you're unable to drive, simply use the car for short periods. Either drive around the block, or to the grocery store, or take frequent pit stops to make sure your fear doesn't build up. By doing so, you're conditioning your mind to gradually overcome your fears.
You are personally dealing with it. There's no better reason to learn more about driving fears. Gone are the days when people relied on their doctors to deal with whatever condition they have. We have moved on to a world where patients empower themselves with knowledge. In your case, knowing more about your fear of driving will help you beat it. Reading more about driving fears will also help you determine if that is what you truly have. It's possible that you have driving anxiety or phobia which exhibit similar symptoms but require different treatments. You can prevent symptoms from taking place or from worsening. That's because knowledge makes you self-aware and awareness enables you to determine whether you are experiencing fear. Upon noticing what you're going through, you can prevent your symptoms from escalating. Learning to control symptoms is also a critical step for anyone who wants to get over fear of driving.
Take deep breaths -- If you're ever driving and start to experience one of the many symptoms of your phobia (sweating, stomach aches, nausea), take a few deep breaths. Inhale and exhale slowly. Deep breaths steady the heart beat and help you to relax.Always remember that you can overcome your driving phobia. Take the first step and make a firm decision to get over your fears and start on a new road.
Are you keeping your fear of driving a secret? You're not alone. Many people who share your fear often keep it a secret, afraid of being ridiculed for something that isn't normally heard of. Perhaps this is also the reason why no one from your friends and family know about it. It must be difficult to be surrounded by people who talk about driving as a normal part of their lives when the mere thought of it makes you feel uneasy. Then again, there's really nothing to be embarrassed about. You can talk your way out when getting over the fear of driving.
Talk to your family.Family members should be the first people you talk to when getting over the fear of driving. Start by telling them how long you've had this fear. If you haven't figured out what's keeping you from getting over the fear of driving, maybe they can help you find out what caused it in the first place. There usually is a traumatic experience behind every fear and it's important you find out about it. Were you involved in a car accident or did someone you love die because of it? Once your family finds out about what caused your fear, they can better help you deal with the past.
Luckily, there are treatment programs, information and even support groups available that offer help to those that want to get over their phobia of driving alone. With time, effort and patience, a person dealing with this problem will be able to successfully return back to their normal driving routine, whether there is someone in the car with them or not.
Believe it or not, there are different types of fear of driving. Not all people that deal with this condition experience it in the same way, nor are they scared of the same things. For those that have a fear of driving at night, their worries are not an issue until it comes time for the sun to go down. While some may think that being scared to drive at night is the lesser of two evils and less of a problem than being scared of driving overall, this version of driving phobia has a set of problems all its own.
While you are in this state of hypnosis, your powers of concentration are heightened which your hypnotist will use to guide your focus inward. Your hypnotist can then identify what causes your fear. Your hypnotist will then plant positive suggestions in your subconscious that will change how your mind perceives that fear.Your hypnotist will reprogram your subconscious so that the traumatic event from your past will no longer influence your life today. In doing this, your subconscious will begin to understand that it does not have to trigger a fear response when you want to drive. Through positive suggestion and visualization techniques, hypnosis will allow you to be free from your fear of driving completely and allow you to truly enjoy the full experience of the open road.
That is a real shame, because fear of driving phobia can be treated and indeed, it can be cured completely. Like most phobias, it's a mental state which doesn't have to be permanent. In fact, it's entirely up to the person who suffers from it to decide that he or she will get over their fear of driving a car. If you too suffer from this phobia, know that the answer lies within you. All you have to do is make a commitment to yourself.
Here are 4 tips on how to overcome fear of driving.Take small steps and you will eventually get to your destination -- A lot of people who have a fear of driving simply give up using their car altogether. This is the way to perpetuate your condition, not to heal yourself. If you feel that you're unable to drive, simply use the car for short periods. Either drive around the block, or to the grocery store, or take frequent pit stops to make sure your fear doesn't build up. By doing so, you're conditioning your mind to gradually overcome your fears.
You are personally dealing with it. There's no better reason to learn more about driving fears. Gone are the days when people relied on their doctors to deal with whatever condition they have. We have moved on to a world where patients empower themselves with knowledge. In your case, knowing more about your fear of driving will help you beat it. Reading more about driving fears will also help you determine if that is what you truly have. It's possible that you have driving anxiety or phobia which exhibit similar symptoms but require different treatments. You can prevent symptoms from taking place or from worsening. That's because knowledge makes you self-aware and awareness enables you to determine whether you are experiencing fear. Upon noticing what you're going through, you can prevent your symptoms from escalating. Learning to control symptoms is also a critical step for anyone who wants to get over fear of driving.
Take deep breaths -- If you're ever driving and start to experience one of the many symptoms of your phobia (sweating, stomach aches, nausea), take a few deep breaths. Inhale and exhale slowly. Deep breaths steady the heart beat and help you to relax.Always remember that you can overcome your driving phobia. Take the first step and make a firm decision to get over your fears and start on a new road.
Are you keeping your fear of driving a secret? You're not alone. Many people who share your fear often keep it a secret, afraid of being ridiculed for something that isn't normally heard of. Perhaps this is also the reason why no one from your friends and family know about it. It must be difficult to be surrounded by people who talk about driving as a normal part of their lives when the mere thought of it makes you feel uneasy. Then again, there's really nothing to be embarrassed about. You can talk your way out when getting over the fear of driving.
Talk to your family.Family members should be the first people you talk to when getting over the fear of driving. Start by telling them how long you've had this fear. If you haven't figured out what's keeping you from getting over the fear of driving, maybe they can help you find out what caused it in the first place. There usually is a traumatic experience behind every fear and it's important you find out about it. Were you involved in a car accident or did someone you love die because of it? Once your family finds out about what caused your fear, they can better help you deal with the past.
Luckily, there are treatment programs, information and even support groups available that offer help to those that want to get over their phobia of driving alone. With time, effort and patience, a person dealing with this problem will be able to successfully return back to their normal driving routine, whether there is someone in the car with them or not.
Believe it or not, there are different types of fear of driving. Not all people that deal with this condition experience it in the same way, nor are they scared of the same things. For those that have a fear of driving at night, their worries are not an issue until it comes time for the sun to go down. While some may think that being scared to drive at night is the lesser of two evils and less of a problem than being scared of driving overall, this version of driving phobia has a set of problems all its own.
While you are in this state of hypnosis, your powers of concentration are heightened which your hypnotist will use to guide your focus inward. Your hypnotist can then identify what causes your fear. Your hypnotist will then plant positive suggestions in your subconscious that will change how your mind perceives that fear.Your hypnotist will reprogram your subconscious so that the traumatic event from your past will no longer influence your life today. In doing this, your subconscious will begin to understand that it does not have to trigger a fear response when you want to drive. Through positive suggestion and visualization techniques, hypnosis will allow you to be free from your fear of driving completely and allow you to truly enjoy the full experience of the open road.
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