Car fears

My fear of being in a car is getting worse.

I drive myself but I am getting more restricted as to where I am happy to drive to (known places, not too far and not at night). Plus I always get worried about not being able to park. 

Yesterday we did an hour 1/2 journey on some motorways with my husband driving and I was terrified. Every time he changed lanes I panicked and I was praying in my head and crying a bit. I have never been this bad before. 

A few weeks ago we skidded off the road (no one hurt) and I think that really made things worse. Logically that has happened once in the whole 22 years he has been driving me around.  We have made thousands of journeys and always been fine. My Auntie was killed in a car crash whilst her husband was driving on a narrow country lane so that's always in my head too. 

Amy ideas on how I can get over this as car journeys are a necessary part of life and I don't want to talk to my husband as I don't want him to think he is a bad driver and I don't trust him.

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  • I think it’s natural for your anxiety to be heightened after a crash. I’ve only had one, didn’t get a new car for 6 months and I still cried the first time I had to use a similar junction to the one I was hit at. I’m not really worried about driving now but it would be my worst nightmare to be stuck on a closed motorway or similar not knowing how long before we can go, although I think a lot of that now is to do with needing the toilet more since I had my daughter! (And also her needing the toilet if we were stuck as she’s only 4) maybe it is a good idea to look into getting a blue badge as Lucy has suggested, I think anxiety is now an eligible condition

  • needing the toilet more

    I keep a large mouthed bottle in the car (laundry softner bottles are good).

    For the wifey I have something like this...

    Female portable urinal

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