Anxiety Support Group
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Hi everyone
as some of you know I've struggled with driving anxiety for quite some time. For a little while I was doing better with it but eveuntally I started to worry again. What triggered my worry this time is reading an article that said when in a car accident some people panic and forget what to do. This made me afraid of being in a car accident and panicking and being stuck at the scene being unsure of what to do. I've made lots of different plans over time for what to do in situations like these even got advice on what to do and how to calm down from panicking. It's just now I've been struggling with this frequent sense of impending doom like something awful is going to happen.
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Once again I've had a fever today. I'm not going to the hospital because that's a huge waste of time but I did schedule a dr appointment for Wednesday afternoon.
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...and another day closer to Fall! Tra la la la la...Next month there is a Sasquatch Festival in my city! We're excited to go and get our picture taken with Bigfoot. Really!Have a great day, everyone -
i'm not quite sure why, but that phrase is haunting me. i feel like two important dots are connecting in my neural pathways. i have suffered high anxiety and panic attacks for my entire, hypervigilant life and somehow never connected the two in this manner.
in my own case, i am far more prone to flight/fight than the freeze reflex which causes people to forget things. still, my panic attacks are far from pleasant and i am prone to isolation in order to avoid them. somehow, i never quite recognized that it is fear of panic which motivates my isolating. methinks i'm having a light bulb moment. . .
and then we get to doomsaying. . . when that frequent sense of impending doom takes over my brainwaves, i can poop any party. let's play the "what if" game! i have some juicy ones.
So my advice is to give it time and hopefully your fears will ease
A situation from 30-some years ago, all these scenarios are playing out in my head.
But, that is starting to lessen, Trying to forget.
I panic to the point where, I can't think.
When I get a uber, the app shows the make and model of the car, and shows it in real-time, but, even when they pull up, I ask to the driver to make sure. Because, Most of em don't have the uber sticker on the window, like they probably should.
For me it was about being aware and having sensory input that is positive when driving cognitive behavioral stuff like a soda to drink and good music so I can become present brained and out of the worry….