I hate how driving makes me feel anxious yesterday I was driving with my dad and daughter and just couldn’t keep driving I felt so anxious and was going to get an anxiety attacks had to ask my dad to drive and of corse that made me feel worse to have to ask him to drive just because I can’t control my anxiety everyday is a struggle for me anxiety and depression just makes everything harder to deal with and just makes me more depressed
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Driving makes my anxiety worse
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Xoxo33, that was very responsible of you to have your dad take over. Don't be ashamed.
Driving is a physical and mental function which when you are also dealing with anxiety can
make it worse. It doesn't help when you have others in the car who may be chatting or asking questions. Using breathing techniques can calm the mind and make you more
alert to the road. Try practicing this technique when you are alone in the car so you get
use to responding in a moment's notice of feeling tense.
With each long, slow exhale, can come calm and peace throughout your body. You did
the right thing. xx
Maybe you could try listening to some calming music?
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