I have panic attacks with open spaces and bridges while driving or being a passenger. I have panic disorder outside of driving that sometimes acts up. So I had panic attacks in cars while in open spaces so my mind thinks theyre a threat. I literally have never had a fear of driving or open spaces. It's mainly a fear of having a panic while driving which is triggered by open spaces,bridges, and high elevation mountain driving. Which has put me at a disadvantage because I live in a area that has plenty of that type of driving

I have anxiety when I got into a bad car accidnet years ago up a hill and i got stuck and couldnt move my car or go anywhere (non drive able) its been 9 yrs since i driven up a hill and i always find an excuse or avoid to do so. Im very traumatized by the accident and would like to slowly trust myself to get over this fear/anxiety.

I have really bad anxiety

My dad yelled at me so badly it was one of the most traumatic experiences I ever went through I went in excited and confident and now I have major driving anxiety I hate him so much.

What happens if you remove or avoid the trigger? If you avoid driving anxiety by not driving, two things can happen: 1) Your anxiety can move somewhere else. This isn't my theory, it's what hundreds of people I've worked with have told me. Having anxiety is like having pressure inside you and if you don't give it an outlet (like driving) it'll find another way out. Your driving won't be a problem because you're no longer driving but now it may come out when you're a passenger, flying, in busy shops etc. Avoiding the trigger is not a solution. Some people think automatic cars or self-driving cars will help but they won't because driving anxiety has nothing to do with driving and cars. 2) You'll have to give up driving which can cause various issues. You may not be able to take public transport depending on where you live and driving often can't be avoided in some jobs. An electrician isn't going to get the bus carrying all their tools! Giving up driving sometimes brings on a whole new range of problems like feeling a failure, spending more time travelling and having to make excuses as to why you don't drive. I mention this in other videos such as this one kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n8dkfMJ6uN-yaJs.htmlsi=UV0QevpTLiSZrt1y&t=365

Thank you sir

Just got a sports car. Took it to get gas a block away & haven’t touched it since. I’m riding the bus rn LOLLLL

My fear and anxiety is road rage people

So good, very good! Still didn't the test butbalteady feeling the inner changes

What triggered mine was self doubt brought on by a lifetime of untreated ADHD. I had confidence until my parents screamed at me any time I made a mistake. (Not big things like running a stop sign, more like not being perfectly centered in a lane or going too slow.) Then I’d over correct myself and get anxious, which made things worse. I’d follow all the “anti anxiety” tricks but would still be making dumb errors the moment I started to relax and not be anxious. I’m still terrified I’ll zone out from overstimulation and cause an accident or get shot by an aggressive driver because made another unknown error.

i am a new driver. i believe driving is stressful for me because of lack of solo practice, which has been largely out of my control. the only car i have is a mustang but its old and its a manual. im still learning to drive it, and its the only car ive been able to drive in the past 6 months. when im away at school, i dont need or have a car because school is within walking distance. i dont know what would make me feel confident driving, aside from the practice which ive been unable to get.

Each one of your fabulous Videos gives me another Tool in my Toolbox to use under Self- Hypnosis,,,,you Sir, are just brilliant,,,,thank you so much Paul,,,,

You have helped me so much. Thank you so much for sharing these helpful and relatable videos.

I am suffered anxiety and fear all the type, before someone attacked me, in my home,I used to drive for my car normally M50 or , I was not scared any other speed on the road. But now 😔

love the a30 as u get into cornwall such nice views in the summer

I was doing so good with the fear of driving ( through watching your Hypnotherapy Videos) for about one year now........but i feel it's slowly creeping back in......which one of your Hypnotherapy Videos would you recommend to reinforce or keep in check my Amigdala( i think i left some loose ends while under Self hypnosis?)

I watched you way back when I first started learning to drive 8 years ago, you've really sparked something regarding anxiety with driving. I got a speeding ticket shortly after I passed doing 34 in a 30 and ever since then I have felt like every speed camera every corner could have a police man waiting to catch me even if I was glued to making sure I was under the limit. Thank you so much for helping me take a step to helping this and I'll watch your most recent videos to get help with this. All the best -C

My name is Becky from the US. I love your videos. I've come a long wa with my dring. My anxiety started when my dad was dying. I was driving over a bridge when i ha an anxiety attack. My anxiety has gotten better while driving. Baby steps. I want to start with driving over bridges and driving at night. Do you have videos about that?

@1stdrive I am unable to identify my problem whether it’s an anxiety or phobia . My difficulty is to take the decision of driving once am in the car am ok driving, but I keep avoiding it ! Isn’t it strange ?

I've developed a fear of driving on the motorway. It's been years since I last drove there, despite having tried hypnosis and counseling. I'm still struggling to overcome this fear. I'm comfortable driving on regular roads, but the motorway seems daunting. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

You’re right! I have a tendency to get nervous and talk or drive too fast

I have no fear of driving except for driving down hill because I want to jerk the car to the left. It has to be a long stretch of hill or mountain with more than one lane on my side. like the Sierra Nevadas or the Altamont pass. I have no problem driving down windy roads on a short mountain on a regular two lane road. Also, driving at night gives me anxiety because the road turns into one on dimly lit roads.

I just went thru this severe fear 5 min ago in DC. I went thru a 10 mile construction zone with concrete barriers on both sides on a very tight road. I had severe anxiety and had to look it up and ended up watching this video. Not a lot of people talk abt it.😢

I have had an episode that happened 6 years ago and I can’t rid of my anxiety without alcohol for when I’m driving. And now I got my first DUI and I’m hoping to start hypnosis. If you can really teach me to battle this so I can help myself I would be so grateful and would make a video sharing my experience ❤

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Thank you at least I know I'm not the only one. Take care on the roads everyone

The biggest fear of driving a manual transmission is looking like a 🤡🤡🤡🤡 front of everyone

Listened to this an hour before my test this morning & passed!!! 😊

I know exactly what triggered mine. I was on the highway 5 am on my way to work, dark, raining really hard. Mind you I have my license for a year now and it happened 3 months in I think. I was never scared of driving.I‘m 34 . Just need more every day practice to get familiar with my own car. Anyway I was on my way to work and all of a sudden on my side the windshield wiper stopped working cause a piece of it flew away. I just heard a loud noise. And with that much rain pouring down I was terrified. Could not see shit, fearing for my life cause it was dark. Did not see if I could safely pull over. I am small 160 cm so reaching over to see out the passenger side was impossible. I was shaking so hard thinking I‘m about to crash into something. Cause it looked like someone was pouring buckets of water like the car wash. Impossible to see a road, a car. I managed to get to a gas station and was so under shock I couldn‘t cry. What‘s upsetting till this day is when I told anybody what I have experienced they laugh. They think it was a funny situation. I feared for my life for 5 min what felt like hours and they laughed. How stupid can anyone be? So ever since then I‘m scares to drive in the rain or rain+ darkness. Somehow it makes me nervous to drive whenever now I am ok during the day and when there‘s no traffic but it triggered other rhings where I was really suuuuper fine and confident with. Had absolutely no problem with driving itself. Was done really fast with driving school. Because even though I got my license later in life I knew how to drive and know the rules just through life experience. Now I every time I drive I question every single thing. Can I park? Am I too far right (Germany) ? I can‘t see if I still have space. Will others think I‘m stupid for the way I park? What will other drivers think of the way I just parked? Drove? Is anybody watching me? Judging me? I don‘t know how to get out of the parking space. Will I hit the car? My worst nightmare not getting out of a parking space because of the cars in front and in the back being too close. I do not have the practice of how to get out. I get sooooo anxious. Every single thing I think of now and don‘t know how to get rid of IT ALL😩😩😩 I love driving. It‘s my thoughts and „lack of practice“ or getting judged while practicing when others don‘t know that you‘re a „beginner“. With driving school everybody saw and knew and had patience now that I drive by myself no mercy no more. I need help.

I know exactly what triggered mine. I was on the highway 5 am on my way to work, dark, raining really hard. Mind you I have my license for a year now and it happened 3 months in I think. I was never scared of driving.I‘m 34 . Just need more every day practice to get familiar with my own car. Anyway I was on my way to work and all of a sudden on my side the windshield wiper stopped working cause a piece of it flew away. I just heard a loud noise. And with that much rain pouring down I was terrified. Could not see shit, fearing for my life cause it was dark. Did not see if I could safely pull over. I am small 160 cm so reaching over to see out the passenger side was impossible. I was shaking so hard thinking I‘m about to crash into something. Cause it looked like someone was pouring buckets of water like the car wash. Impossible to see a road, a car. I managed to get to a gas station and was so under shock I couldn‘t cry. What‘s upsetting till this day is when I told anybody what I have experienced they laugh. They think it was a funny situation. I feared for my life for 5 min what felt like hours and they laughed. How stupid can anyone be? So ever since then I‘m scares to drive in the rain or rain+ darkness. Somehow it makes me nervous to drive whenever now I am ok during the day and when there‘s no traffic but it triggered other rhings where I was really suuuuper fine and confident with. Had absolutely no problem with driving itself. Was done really fast with driving school. Because even though I got my license later in life I knew how to drive and know the rules just through life experience. Now I every time I drive I question every single thing. Can I park? Am I too far right (Germany) ? I can‘t see if I still have space. Will others think I‘m stupid for the way I park? What will other drivers think of the way I just parked? Drove? Is anybody watching me? Judging me? I don‘t know how to get out of the parking space. Will I hit the car? My worst nightmare not getting out of a parking space because of the cars in front and in the back being too close. I do not have the practice of how to get out. I get sooooo anxious. Every single thing I think of now and don‘t know how to get rid of IT ALL😩😩😩 I love driving. It‘s my thoughts and „lack of practice“ or getting judged while practicing when others don‘t know that you‘re a „beginner“. With driving school everybody saw and knew and had patience now that I drive by myself no mercy no more. I need help.

Drive for a living thank you 🎉❤😊

I uses to be a full time driver for Papa Johns delivering pizza for about 4½ years. It took about 2 years for me to develop PTSD symptoms from bad driving experiences with people road raging, and its been about a year and a half since i quit being a full time driver and I still experience bad drivers and people tailgating and driving recklessly almost daily still. I often come home frustrated and agitated from experiencing or witnessing aggressive or reckless driving, and i hear the really loud engines from the speed bikes, trucks, and sports cars and it triggers me. Driving full time ruined me and i wish I could just live a life in a no-car city sometimes, which are very rare but actually exist on Earth.

I was on the search looking for someone to explain why I all of a sudden started having these anxious panic feeling at traffic/red lights. I came across one of your videos where you said it’s not the traffic. It’s not the red light. It’s something that you’ve gone through and embarrassment came to mind. Stuck came to mind but mostly embarrassed and what people would see if something happened to me, I’ve been thinking about it a lot trying to pinpoint where or when I felt like this in life and I’m feeling like it’s linked to when I was a teenager with my parents and I couldn’t do certain things because they would shame me for it or if anything happened, I would feel so embarrassed because they would see that I don’t have everything togethereven though I think all these go away, any suggestions?

Im glad to see that you're still offering this service, I need your help greatly lol

This is happing to mw but I cant seem to break it down its so sudden for me!

Maybe I'm overthinking it but... 1) When the male cop pushes the female cop onto the chain metal fence and holds her in place, with all that electricity flying round, my first thought was - that's a bit dangerous ! 2) Did Robocop just tresspass by breaking and entering the lock in the first place. I couldn't find a direct quote online, but if anyone out there has a copy of Roald Dahls' Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, there's a section in that where the Grandmother is giving a list of "What-Ifs" to which Wonka responds something along the lines of "We don't want any what-iffers here!" Also I think the more active your imagination, the more "what-ifs" you create for yourself.

Great video. I've watched the film mentioned so many times and would love to find the equivalent of the situation. I'll buy that for a dollar!

Wow, that was an AWESOME example and full of insight! Thank you!

You make so much sense! Thank you, Paul. Appreciate you and your videos.

failed 4 times in my 30', anyone worse here?

I need your help, Paul.

My arms didn't move at all. I couldn't even imagine the balloon or the bucket. I don't understand how this could work when we know the balloon and bucket aren't real?

First off, your video is great and I love how you make a joke of the naysayers, congratulating them for realizing they can open their eyes. I wanted this to work and I thought that I had failed until you mentioned that it could have been a success because of thoughts that get stuck and I know how powerful our brains are and when we tell ourselves something we believe it, as soon as I told myself to open my eyes they did because that is what I told myself to do. The bucket though, as I pictured the bucket filling rapidly and I told myself it was super heavy, my arm started to lower by a couple inches. It's amazing how powerful the brain is

What sort of course did you do for your therapist qualification?

I just have a fear of driving still after 20 years of driving

I don't have a problem driving in unknown places as long as I have a gps. But my fear will start if the gps stops working. How do I find my way? That's where my fear will start.