You may be holding onto a dark secret that no one else knows. You may be well adept at coming up with excuses, lying and generally throwing people off the scent. But what you may not realize is that there are thousands of people out there just like you. Do you have a genuine driving fear? Then, you could do with some help and guidance on how to overcome that fear and get yourself on the road.
There are so many people in the US that suffer from driving anxiety and its hardly surprising when the rate of car accidents and death by motorists is so high. Many people suffer from driving anxiety because they are afraid of being in control of such a large vehicle. This may be due to a bad experience, an underlying fear from a parent or family member that has been passed on or simply an irrational fear. The main key is to try to overcome your fear before it begins to rule your life. Living without a car could limit you in so many ways. You would have to live somewhere with excellent public transport links, you would be limited to a job that you could reach by bus and you would have to think of alternate emergency transport methods for times such as an accident at home. Living without the freedom of your own transport can also be damaging on your self esteem. You may feel that you can’t attend parties, functions or other social gatherings because you will have to hitch a lift off someone or there are no bus routes that go that way.
In light of all of this there is on wonder that people are reluctant to open up about their fear. So if you are one of those people who are suffering in silence, don’t. The problem won’t go away by ignoring it.
