If you’ve lost confidence driving, it’s a awful feeling. It’s painful. You feel anxious. Stuck. Hopeless. Perhaps you even feel humiliated. A loss of confidence in anything hurts. This is especially true in an area where you’re used to feelings of mastery and control. Driving is a fundamental part of […]
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When driving in heavy traffic, merging is a common challenge for many drivers. Traffic congestion can be a serious nightmare. On some highways, three lanes merge into two, or two lanes merge into one. Merging fear is common when you have driving anxiety. Without the proper skills, you could easily […]
Highways are an inescapable part of our lives. If you drive a car, you’ll have to drive on highways at least some of the time. Highway driving freaks a lot of drivers out though, because it’s the number one fear of anxious drivers. The speed, traffic, and driving near large […]
Merging on the highway is a tricky beast. You have to make a series of lightning-fast decisions on the fly, and they all have to be correct. It makes sense that fear of merging on the highway is probably the scariest part of highway driving. It’s basically every phobic driver’s […]
When on the road, the last thing anyone wants to imagine is being in an accident. But the sad truth is they happen every day. Luckily, most are minor and are non-fatal. Some don’t even cause injuries. But even a minor accident is enough to develop a phobia or fear […]
A common manifestation of driving anxiety is feeling anxious about night driving. Driving at night can cause you anxiety, especially if you’re over 50 like I am. It’s more difficult for older folks to see well in the dark. Our night vision deteriorates rapidly with age. The solutions for this […]
Nothing is more helpful than having your husband pick you up from work, take you grocery shopping, or even drop you and the kids off at the mall on the weekend. Family rides can be a lot of fun. But there’s a good number of women who tend to suffer […]
Driving today requires being present, and being aware of car security tips. The roads today are a little bit crazy. There are drivers who are influenced by intoxicating substances, young drivers, old drivers, roads with potholes from decaying infrastructure, road construction, emergency vehicles, unique traffic signs, and idiosyncratic traffic laws […]
Overcoming fear of driving is important, because getting behind the wheel has a tendency to strike fear in those prone to driving anxiety, like myself. The swift movements of cars, and people making unsure decisions all around you can lead to an uneasy feeling of not being safe. The fear […]
Merging into freeway traffic is hands down one of the most scary driving situations. It’s scary even if you don’t have driving anxiety. One thing that helps is to make sure you’re using the correct procedures for freeway merging in order to make it less scary. Making Freeway Merging Less […]
It may seem obvious that anxious people will be even more anxious in a car full of loud music, a cell phone, and a crying baby or two. Yet we live in a world of noise and distraction. At some level most of us are “used to” too much stimulation. […]
Did you know that more than 50% of people fail their first driving test? It’s true. Don’t want to be one of those people who have to retake the test two, three, even four times? Just make sure you absolutely do not do any of the 10 things below. That’s […]