Have you ever caused a car accident? Millions of people have. And millions more live with a profound sense of guilt about it. Having guilt or anxiety after causing a car accident is very common. If you are living with “I caused a car accident” guilt, here’s what you can […]
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There are tons of different fears out there. People can be scared of anything from the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of their mouths to the fear of the color yellow. One common phobia is amaxophobia, the fear of riding in or driving a vehicle. Let’s talk […]
Amaxophobia noun – amax*o*phobiaFear of riding in or being in a vehicle.Requiring of amaxophobia treatment. Amaxophobia comes from the Ancient Greek words hámaxa (wagon) and phobos, the word for fear. People associate it more closely with driving anxiety as a passenger. But both passengers and drivers can require amaxophobia treatment. […]
For most people, driving phobia therapy is unnecessary. Driving is just an everyday activity that they take for granted. Sure, it can be frustrating, annoying, even boring. But, most do it without a second thought. Driving disappears completely unconsciously into their day-to-day life . These people don’t need driving phobia […]
Recovering from driving anxiety is a process, not a destination. And although we are trying to get to a place where it no longer rules our lives, we need to remember that anxiety recovery is a process that we’ll be working with (off and on) for the rest of our lives. […]
A Driving Peace customer emailed me the other day, asking about tunnel phobia. If you’ve never heard of this, “tunnel phobia” is the fear brought on by having to drive through a tunnel. I have to admit, I’d never had much reason to think about this type of driving fear, […]
Fear of driving takes many different forms, but one of the most common problems of anxious drivers is fear of driving on motorways. These big roads filled with high-speed traffic are called freeways in the United States, but I think the British term “motorway” is much more apt. I don’t […]
I recently shared some tips on how to choose a good anxiety treatment therapist. If you live in a large urban area, there are likely thousands of anxiety therapists. Winnowing your choices down to a manageable list is the first step. Now, let’s talk about how to find a good anxiety therapist. […]
Learning how to choose a good anxiety treatment therapist is important, because the numbers of diagnoses of anxiety disorders has risen sharply in the last decade. As a result, more and more people are turning to professional therapy to help them overcome these types of issues. There’s a bewildering array […]