Driving anxiety

[lolo100]

Hi everyone. I started driving for about 3 months and I was totally fine. One night I was driving back home on a highway when suddenly I felt like my eyesight was being weird. No blurry vision it just felt weird like I could not concentrate and I got into a panic attack which has never happened to me before. I was shaking and my mouth felt so dry I couldn’t understand why this was happening so I pulled over for 10 minutes until I got to calm myself down and drive again. Now every single time I drive I can feel the “feeling” before the panic attack and then I just have a panic attack again. So i stopped driving but whenever I get on a highway and sit in the front seat I still feel very uneasy looking at the road and I still get that weird vision feeling where I feel like I cant concentrate and it just feels like pressure. I got my eyesight checked and my vision is ok. I’m not sure how to get over this and start driving normally like everyone else

[brokenlight]

I feel for you and I hope this can be worked through. (Maybe a mantra could help or relaxing music or your favorite music?)

Try to be gentle and patient with yourself and best of luck ✨

[lolo100 in reply to brokenlight]

I felt like the music added to my anxiety.. thank you so much though!

[brokenlight in reply to lolo100]

Gotcha.

I hope you find something that works ✨

[XoxoFaith]

I totally understand you I still have anxiety when driving because one day I was driving and also saw like a zigzag light on the corner of my eye and lasted for about 10 minutes then it went away but I had a anxiety attack too and since then iam always scared it’s going to happen again while driving hate it

[Ellie-Louise]

Have you thought about trying Dr.Bach's Rescue Remedy?

it got me through my driving test in 2004, I was 57 and hadn’t driven until late in life. I passed first time 😊 and I swear the remedy helped me.

[lolo100 in reply to Ellie-Louise]

I’ll give it a try thank you!