how do i get over the fear of driving.?

Question

i was in a bad car accident and i spent couple months in hospitals for the one at night. the guy that hit me is getting out of prision and i am finding it very hard to get into a vechile what or is there anything i can do to fix my fear

Answer 1

It's natural to fear something that turned your world upside down and hurt you . It will ease with time , as you fully recover . All you can do is do it . Live your life as before but take it slower until you are ready for it all . Be cautious but don't over react by fixating on it . Tell yourself you are not going to be a "professional victim" for the rest of your life . If you want to be rid of your fear , throw it away and just be rid of it . Good luck .

Answer 2

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Answer 3

First of all let me say I am sorry! I was in a bad accident when I was 17 and it made me never want to drive a car as long as I lived! But you can't stay sheltered and depend on someone else forever. It will get a little tiny bit better everyday. Sometimes it don't seem like it will. Everytime you here gravel or screeching tires, it reminds you and its scary. I would suggest a counselor to start off with. Maybe they can help you some of the fear, then go out in a field, or a big school parking lot, and just practice. Just do what you are comfortable with. Then when you are a little more comfortable and a little more brave, try some back roads til you work your way up to driving full time. You will get back in to the swing of things eventually! I promise. A counselor may also help you deal with any resentment or anger you have for the guy that hit you. I am guessing that since he went to prison he was drunk or under the influence. But either way, I wish you the best of luck!

Answer 4

I was crushed between a locomotive and a wall on day in 1980, when I was at work and it took me a long time to get use to being near trains again. When ever I would hear a train coming, I would stop and wait a block away (that's when I was walking). When I was driving, if I had any choice in the matter I stopped as far back as possible. If other drivers wanted to go around me and wait closer that was fine with me, but I wasn't moving unless I had to.

Eventually, I began stopping closer and closer to the gate, but I still don't pull all the way up to the gate to this day. I still stop about about 6 or 7 feet short and I'm still a little nervous, when the train goes by even if it's moving slow.

I was also sexually asulted by two black males when I was a freshman in high school, but I went back to school the next day. I was packing two large knives. One was a pocket knife with a locking blade and the other was a Bowie Knife, which I had strapped to my leg as a backup. But, I went back to school. Was I affraid? You bet I was! About a week later, I was forced to defend myself, and defend myself I did. In the end I was the victor, and the guy who tried messing with me...well, he was suddenly having a very bad day!

Anyway, back to your problem. You can either let fear control your life, or you can face your fears. Have you ever heard the saying, "There is nothing to fear, but fear it self!"

I know it's hard, but if you bite the bullit and take it in steps you should be able to over come your fear.

The first step is to get comfortable sitting in the car. You can either do it on your own or maybe have someone go sit out in the car with you. You don't even have to sit in the driver's seat at first, but eventually you will have to start sitting in the driver's seat.

Once you get comfortable sitting in the car, then maybe you can have someone go along with you for a ride when there is very little traffic such as late at night. Although it will be dark, I think it will help re-build your confidence. Then, once you get use to that you try going when there is a little more traffic. Once you get use to that you increase it again until you are over your fear of driving.

My niece was afraid to drive for some reason, but then she graduated from high school and started college and my sister told her that she had to start driving, because she didn't have the time to be driving her back and forth all the time. So, she's getting use to driving now. She even went on trip to Yellow Stone with my mom and did some of the driving.

Answer 5

it sounds like you've been traumatized by the accident and have now perhaps have developed a "phobia" like fear of getting into a vehicle. Talking about this trauma and the fear with a therapist would help. To get over a phobia is exposure to the fear after becoming experienced at relaxation techniques - deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation. You would then expose yourself to the fear while using the relaxation. You would build up your exposure to the feared object, first perhaps being able to imagine being in the vehicle without anxiety, then building up from here, spending more time in the vehicle, etc.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You have to just do it. Take it very slow. It is going to take some time to get over this.

I to was in an accident on the freeway in the pouring rain. Actually I just said to myself "I need to get out of this lane" (I said this because that lane holds allot of water and I don't drive in it during heavy rains.) My Truck started to go into the median when I corrected It did a loop to loop hit another car did another loop and hit the guard rail. Well I sure got out of it and hell it scared the hell out of me.

I don't do much freeway driving but when I do I force myself to drive on the freeway. It is getting better.

Try to do most of your driving when traffic is light. That makes a big difference also.

Answer 8

ok, sunday, have someone take you to a chick fila (they are closed on sundays) spend time just driving around the parking lot. next sunday, have someone take you to a very small town or back county roads and drive there...very relaxing, then try subdivisions and work your way up to being around more and more traffic. also a driver safety course will help you feel more secure, and buy a very safe car....like a VW... if you still have trouble, it may be time to talk with your doctor about counseling

Answer 9

Take tiny steps at a time. Slowly increase your driving distance. You will never get over the fear until you actually face it.

Answer 10

i am 26 years old and still don't have my DL. i am scared to drive, i want to drive, but i am kind of scared too.ID y,,, i let my husband and mom drive me everywhere.
i do get embarrassed sometimes but i don't know whats wrong with me.
as for Ur answer don't worry b strong I'm sure everything will be OK.