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stevo2265
08-03-2009, 07:55 PM
hi everyone! i'm steve and i've been dealing with driving anxiety for almost 2 years now. when it first happened i was able to shrug it off and that was it. then a few weeks later it started again and again. each time it felt even worse than the last. it got to the point last year that i had to go to the doctors because i thought something was physically wrong. after getting a bunch of tests done they couldn't find anything. i was lost and spent a year trying to figure it out.

it started hindering my life in general. i couldn't drive over 40mph no matter what. plus i was having a hard time going up and down hills. i would still drive them in desperate situations but was still having the "episodes" in the process. i tried finding every alternative way i could, but sometimes it still didn't work.

i just got the program a week ago. i've started using some the the techniques and have made some small steps in the right direction. i know that its gonna be a long road ahead of me with tons of work. i realized i don't wanna live with this fear anymore. its a comforting thought to know i'm not alone and that there are people who understand. best of luck to everyone!

olivmich
08-03-2009, 11:57 PM
Hi! I'm new here as well. I've been suffering with driving anxiety for over 4 years. I've been working the program for about a month now and am definitely seeing improvement. The best advice I've learned so far is to take it in small chunks to help build your confidence. I'm working my way up my rungs on the ladder and it feels good to finally be getting a hold of my anxiety instead of the other way around.