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Does Anyone Who Suffers From Depression/bipolar Have Severe Driving Anxiety?
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I suffer from severe driving anxiety. Ever since I was a little girl, I have had a fear of riding in the car. As I got more to driving age, it crossed over into a fear of driving a car. I am 21 and I do not have a driver's license. People outside of my family do not understand why driving scares me so much, they think I should just suck it up because I'm an adult now. I even have anxiety about going to stand in the line to get my driver's license. I have paranoia that I am going to get into an… read more

posted July 3, 2017
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At one point I did. It was so bad that I couldn't go see and visit people. One day my daughter had a very important appointment that was 2 hours away. It was vital that I get there. My husband had to work I my mom had a doctor's appointment herself I didn't have anyone else who could go with me. I had to get in that car and I had to do what I had to do. I was anxious the whole way I cried a few times, but when I got back home I was relieved... Because nothing happened that I thought would happen. Every since I made myself do it and push myself through the breaking point I have been able to drive anywhere I want by myself anytime I want to. I can even drive 4 hours away to visit family by myself. It's called exposure therapy I did it on my own but you can look into a therapist who will use exposure therapy on you.

posted July 5, 2017
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I'm the kind that wants to be in the car by myself, with radio on going at my pace, no fears of someone doing things you would do differently .
I drove with my 2 companion dogs they are little and where t-shirts are I was just the 3 of us of have bad ptsd and they are service dogs chihuahua .
smooth as get all and every toll booth the first thing the operator would say is 'what are those " I said Rocco nd R.J and off I would go.

posted July 4, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

I get lost allot.anxiety goes through the roof. Have to pull over and get my composure.even going to familiar places

posted July 3, 2017

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