Afraid Of Driving In The Highway

Are you afraid of driving in the highway? Do warning signs hit you everytime you think about it? Well the good thing is you are not alone, so do not worry about it. All you need is a little help.

My driving anxiety came from out of nowhere. Eventually I put this down to stress I was going through at work and through divorce.. However when I was driving I could not drive around bends, in the highway, on interstates. In fact I was pretty limited to where I could drive.

This really didn't help as I had to drive an hour to work everyday and also pick my children up. So I started taking different routes everytime, until I started to feel better. When the driving fear got so bad, I would often even pull over and leave my car there and get a lift pack from my fiance.

So what can you do if you are afraid of driving in the highway

1. I know this sounds easy right now, but you have to try and stop thinking about it. The more you think about it, the worse it gets and your subconscious mind will concentrate further on your driving anxiety.
2. Do things that make you happy. Buy your wife flowers, buy your husband a gift, give your kids big hugs and tell them you love them. Sounds silly but you want your life to be a positive one and to concentrate on the good things.
3. If you are really suffering then don't drive until you are feeling more comfortable.
4. Take short trips with friends and build your confidence as you go. This should help overcome your fear of driving
5. Have some nice music in your car that you like to listen too, put something smelly you like in there. Make the car an environment you like to be in.
6. Don't put yourself under pressure or stress. This will only build up the issue, so don't rush, leave in plenty of time to get to where you are going.

Programs you can use if you are afraid of driving on the highway

1. The driving fear program is a great program to follow and will help you. I still use it today if I even start to get to symptons of driving fear
2. Sign up to our report at the top of the page. Get a free report on panic and anxiety and how it can help you.
3. You can try something like Tapping Therapy. I use this a lot, it is non intrusive and the tapping really gives you something to concentrate on instead of driving anxiety. My Tapping Therapy consultant was great though so make sure you choose a good one.

Try not to put yourself under to much pressure. Enjoy life be happy and be confident and you will start to get over your fear of driving. It just takes time and you will need help.

So make sure you take action and get some help today and you will soon be driving like an expert again in no time at all.

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We hope you enjoyed this article on Being Afraid Of Driving In The Highway. There is also another interesting article on Anxiety When Driving on Interstate Roads.

You can also read my story about how to overcome driving fear on the fear release home page.