kharris
10-23-2008, 01:32 AM
My name is Kathy and I'm a highway phobic. Here's my story as briefly as I can explain, I stopped drving on the highway about ten years ago. The panic attacks became so unbearable as I was forced to drive the highway daily because a river divided me from my job. So, I moved to the same side of the river as my job and problem solved, right? After ten years of this "perfect" situation, I was outsourced from my job of 24 years! But, fortunately in these hard times, I got a new job, but guess where? You guessed it, on the other side of the river! But there is a twist, I got a job where my husband works, so he drives me to work everyday. I've been on the new job for 7 weeks, and it's my big secret that I have this driving fear, they don't know I can't drive myself to work. Oh, and my husband is a very aggressive driver, he takes many unnessasary risks, he gets angry at other drivers, has actual bouts of real road rage. I have screamed out loud out of fear of driving with him. So just a few problems to overcome. I very motivated to be independent, I have practiced on a rural highway and did OK, but just can't seem to drive the path to work, with heavy traffic, going across the bridge, merging into traffic, etc. I want nothing more than to have a nice peaceful ride to work & back, on MY terms! I think I need a driving coach that understand this stuff to get me over that bridge. Rich has heard this story a couple times, any feedback is very welcome.