Do you become nervous when you get behind the wheel of a car? Do you get sweaty palms? Are you concerned about your safety throughout your journey? If so, then this fear of driving could possibly have been with you ever since your first day behind the wheel, but a more likely scenario is that it stems from your first traumatic experience whilst travelling in your car.
I bet that your friends have told you over and over again that your fears are irrational or illogical. It is irrelevant to you when they state facts or insist how quiet the road is because your fear is not based on logic. This is the reason why looking at the facts in a logical manner will not solve the problem. If they would only admit it, your friends may also have fears of certain aspects of driving, such as fear of driving at high speeds or in icy conditions, which are clearly sensible, healthy driving fears. The fact is that the problem is not fear itself, but that the fear is misplaced.
In all probability, your fear of driving is linked to a past, powerful emotional event, which has instilled in you an illogical pattern of reaction, instinctively arousing feelings of panic and self-preservation. By understanding and working with your emotions, making them your friends and not your enemies, you will eventually reach a point when you can free yourself from this illogical fear of driving.
You do not need me to tell you how restrictive your fear of driving is, do you? This feeling of being trapped is so debilitating. Overcoming these fears will play a major role in achieving greater freedom, improving self-confidence, and greater personal power. No more sitting at home missing events or holidays!
The best way to overcome the fear of driving is to use techniques to influence your emotional memories and not to attack the logical side of your mind. Once the techniques have been learned, then it will not take long to reprogram your thought patterns and gain control of your emotions, so that driving will become a joy.
Rich Presta is the expert I have in mind. Having been afraid of driving himself, he worked tirelessly to find a solution, collaborating closely with clinical psychologists to develop a program based on his own research and method of recovery. The result is The Driving Fear Program, a method trusted by psychologists worldwide, in aiding patients to overcome their fear of driving.
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