Becky F
02-28-2009, 03:00 PM
Hi, everyone...I've read all over the main site, and these boards, and haven't found a situation similar to mine yet, so thought I'd post and ask here.
Since 2000 I've had some weird dizziness problem. I don't have a specific diagnosis yet, but I have vertigo, dizziness/off balance, and motion sickness that hit me out of the blue and completely unexpectedly. At first, I continued to try to drive normally, but I've had SO MANY terrible experiences with the dizziness and motion sickness while in the car since then that I'm now absolutely TERRIFIED to try to drive anywhere more than a mile or two.
In my case, it's anxiety and panic ADDED TO an actual health problem. There are some days when I'm simply too dizzy to get behind the wheel. There are some days when I'm too dizzy to even be a passenger.
I've been trying to expand my driving distance a bit on my own, and can drive four miles out and back every once in awhile, but this is not enough.
My husband is in the hospital right now, a half-hour drive away, and I couldn't even begin to drive myself there. Too much interstate one way, and going a back way means too many traffic lights, bridges, and heavy traffic, which tends to throw off my balance. I hate having to depend upon someone else to drive me to the hospital to visit my husband, but I don't have much choice right now. If I headed out by myself, I'm afraid I'd end up stranded on the road somewhere, half-way there, unable to continue or make it back home. That happened to me once three years ago. I attempted that drive, and ended up with such panic and feelings of unreality that I don't know how I ever managed to make it home. I'm not sure that it's even safe to try to drive in that much of a panic.
When I found this program, I wanted to sign up for it right away, but without knowing whether or not it was good for someone like me, who suffers from actual dizziness and motion sickness along with the panic about driving, I hesitated.
Any comments from people here are much appreciated.
~Becky
Since 2000 I've had some weird dizziness problem. I don't have a specific diagnosis yet, but I have vertigo, dizziness/off balance, and motion sickness that hit me out of the blue and completely unexpectedly. At first, I continued to try to drive normally, but I've had SO MANY terrible experiences with the dizziness and motion sickness while in the car since then that I'm now absolutely TERRIFIED to try to drive anywhere more than a mile or two.
In my case, it's anxiety and panic ADDED TO an actual health problem. There are some days when I'm simply too dizzy to get behind the wheel. There are some days when I'm too dizzy to even be a passenger.
I've been trying to expand my driving distance a bit on my own, and can drive four miles out and back every once in awhile, but this is not enough.
My husband is in the hospital right now, a half-hour drive away, and I couldn't even begin to drive myself there. Too much interstate one way, and going a back way means too many traffic lights, bridges, and heavy traffic, which tends to throw off my balance. I hate having to depend upon someone else to drive me to the hospital to visit my husband, but I don't have much choice right now. If I headed out by myself, I'm afraid I'd end up stranded on the road somewhere, half-way there, unable to continue or make it back home. That happened to me once three years ago. I attempted that drive, and ended up with such panic and feelings of unreality that I don't know how I ever managed to make it home. I'm not sure that it's even safe to try to drive in that much of a panic.
When I found this program, I wanted to sign up for it right away, but without knowing whether or not it was good for someone like me, who suffers from actual dizziness and motion sickness along with the panic about driving, I hesitated.
Any comments from people here are much appreciated.
~Becky