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Anxiety And Driving.

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Oh, gizmo, just because you are comfortable driving doesn't mean you have to do EVERY drive that is possible! I would not jump at the chance to drive for an hour plus to a new place, sit for eight hours, and then drive home! YIKES. And I LOVE to drive. But I'd opt to stay over or something if I could, or let some nice person drive us there and back. There is no shame or defeat in prudence and taking care of yourself. The fact is that you COULD now, and you are consciously and rationally IMO choosing not to. Fine. As my cousin used to say "So, you want to fight about it? Or what?":D

Sending more calming thoughts .... for before the drive, cuz I know you'll be fine once you get in the car!:tup:

Don't go all macho on us now!:)
 
Well todays drive went well. I am having more ease with lane changes. I had to use an onramp I never used before and it went well. I did'nt have pre-driving jitters because I have had such success while driving.

Thank you Eleanor for your common sense approach to the using the cab on the 16th and the 18th, I guess I better stick with baby steps. I did'nt have anxiety today. I am beginning to love to drive again. I will take baby steps. I think I am wanting to get it all back all at once, and I need to be more realistic. I promise I won't get macho. This wimp of the world had a great driving day today. I will be content with that.
 
Well I have a driving trip on Thursday, to go to the emdr. I am nervous about starting that even though I have alot of help and support.

I hope I will drive ok again. I hope I will not have the pre-driving jitters. I can use rational thought now. I do not know how often I will be doing the emdr. I will have to wait to find out. I will get my questions answered when I go. Afterwards, I will drive to pick up prescriptions.

I am hoping that the emdr will set me back on the anxiety. I have been having success, after success.

It has been a real blessing to my life. I will be ok on Thursday, but I will be a little worried when I have to drive home after the emdr. I will feel tired, and I willl feel out of sorts or so I've been told.

I am glad I have this place to come to for support. I found my cd case of relaxing music. I do'nt have to go looking for the really soothing cds. I will take sweets and I will take water. I will go for a mocha frappe afterwards.

I have been doing ok on driving. Thank you for all of your help, support, encouragement and hope. It has made a profound difference in my life. I do not want to what if myself to death.

I am as ready as I can be. Mabe all of the successes have paved the way for me to drive with the emdr sessions.

I am ready as I will ever be. I have had alot of good advice. I think the first session will be one of consulting. It is the unknown that that troubles me.

I have alot of help and support for the emdr. I can read the posts and feel better. I can read the posts on the anxiety and driving and feel better.

I am just feeling nervous. So I rant and vent. And I get it out. I think that really helped me to write about it. I got it out and I did better as a result. I can picture myself driving on the freeway without the anxiety.

I am afraid it will come back. I do not want it to. I want it to be all over with. I am used to setbacks. I have things I can do to make it better for me. I may be doing some more driving, I do not know yet.

This has been a rough year. I have read where people have been dealing with the anxiety for many years, so I count myself blessed. I wish I knew what started it. It just came out of nowhere. I do not know what triggered it. It was really bad.

I am afraid it will come back. I hate the anxiety. I have early morning anxiety. it comes every morning.For along time I was ok. And like the driving anxiety, I do not know what the early morning anxiety is all about. I need that to go away too. Hopefully the emdr will take care of this for me.

I want to manage my symptoms and not have my symptoms manage me.

Ok I guess that is enough for now. I am enough and I can do this. I have been doing this. And it has been blowing me away. I am going to be ok. I will use positive self talk so that it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
 
Well no pre-driving jitters. I am armed with sweet, water, and soothing music. I have an appointment for the emdr and I am prepared to gather information about that.

After that I have to drive to the clinic to pick up prescriptions.

We will get a mocha frappe afterward. I feel good and confident. I am doing better. I have been having success so I have alot of rational thoughts to help me on my way.

thanks to all who have helped and supported me.
 
I did it again, I had no anxiety while driving. i think it is all over. I think I am going to be ok. I am still kind of shakey as far as longer trips. But I am content. I am glad. Writing about my anxiety and getting it out, getting help, support, and encouragement really helped me to heal.

I am very glad. Thank you for all of your help and rooting me on. I really appreciate it alot.
 
No anxiety? NO ANXIETY? NO ANXIETY!!!!! Whoopee! Yee Haw! :tup::tup::tup::tup::x3::D

Happy Happy Day! Way to go gizmo! You are an inspiration!!!! Way to go woman!

(and why did I stop getting alerts a week ago? so I didn't even SEE THIS? Arrgh!)
 
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW thanks Eleanor, I have to drive on Monday. I have emdr on Monday and I have to pick up prescriptions after wards. So cross your fingers for me, I'm hoping it is all over, but I am stressing alittle. Hugs.
 
AWWWWWWWWWW thank you Eleanor, I hope it is going away. I get to drive on Monday and do the emdr, it will be my first session. Afterwards I get to drive to the clinic to pick up our prescriptions. I am hoping I am up to it afterwards. I am hoping the driving phobia is a thing of the past. It sure has gotten better. It has been good to have this thread.
 
Hi I started this thread and I kept it going, the support and help of people really helped me alot. So it has taken me the life of this thread. I got alot of feedback and help, support, and suggestions and encouragement. I wish you the best with this. It is a bad thing to have. Like I said I have to drive on Monday and I am feeling nervous about it. But hopefully it is all gone. I am afraid it will come back.
 
Good luck for Monday gizmo.

Hubby has to drive tomorrow, to somewhere he has not driven to before. He won't go by motorway, so A and B roads will be the route we take, with stops on the way.

It is only 60 to 70 miles or so, but he is still feeling anxious this morning about it.
 
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