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Hi lulu!Dont worry, you are not alone! One of my worst moments in being in a car (either driving or passenger) especially travelling long distances. also i hate TRAFFIC....it freaks me out cause i feel stuck. But, I am working on it. I find that my panic gets worse when i really start to think about whats happening to me or what may happen to me. So, I try to get to the ROOT of the problem by just telling my panic to COME. Just say COME AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT......try to say this confidently. If you notice, if you let it come.......it most likely will NOT come. The feeling will slowly go away. Just tell yourself to accept the sensations, WORK through it slowly, and it will eventually go away. That way, you can be proud of yourself that you told it to come rather than fighting ever single symptom. Dont fight it, cause it may get worse...just let it be. Pulling aside should not make you a bad mother or wife. Anxiety is not you, its just something you are dealing with for now. So, maybe pulling aside is a good idea because it will help you reboot and drive again witha fresh start. Dont worry. It will take practice. I hope i have helped a bit. Just remember that you are not alone! I promise! :)
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I also feel panic when I drive. I've learned that turning on the radio does help as well as counting in multiples of 3. 3, 9, 12, etc. I guess it helps keep you focused on something other than your panic. When I'm driving with passengers, I like to talk my panic away. I don't talk about it, necessarily, but I ask questions. It may sound like 'crazy talk,' but who cares, there's no such thing. I did this last week when I went to get a haircut. It made the time go by faster, at least. Also, as the others have said, if you need to pull over-do it and feel confident that you are a good mother because you did what you could to protect the safety of those in the car with you. Also, I open the window and try to enjoy driving by thinking about the wind blowing, etc. It may work-good luck.
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I'll have to try this. I'm most panicky when driving over bridges.
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Thanks for your advice guys i will be trying all of it. Lulu..
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There's a post by Ruby under "Understanding panic..." headlined "tips" where she gave many useful tips, and some on panic while driving. I found them most useful and copied the part on driving. Here is what she said: Distraction If you think about what is happening to you in a Panic Attack, you actually get worse, so you need something to distract you from the feelings and make you concentrate on something else. Talk! talk! talk! One of the best coping techniques is to keep talking. Whilst you are talking, about anything and everything, you will be distracted from the feelings of panic. Do not talk about how ill you feel but get someone just to chat generally with you about a subject you are interested in so you need to concentrate on the conversation. It will help if you can smile, laugh or run around! Do anything but sit down and wallow in the feelings - tell yourself that they will soon pass and just for the time being you need to 'waffle' to someone about anything at all. I have actually done this in a supermarket when I was feeling panicky and I have started chatting to the person in the queue behind me just to take my mind off things. Try it - it may work! If it doesn't then say "ok" and try another coping technique. Whilst Driving: You must distract your mind from feeling Panicky and frightened whilst driving as you may feel even more frightened as you're in control of a potentially dangerous piece of machinery. Here are a few coping techniques (believe me they work, no matter how mad they sound): 1) Add up number plates - look at the car in front and add up any numbers on the number plate, try to see what car number plate gives the highest score. 2) Select a colour and start counting the number of cars you can see in that colour. 3) Select a make of care and start counting how many cars of that make pass you. 4) Take the letters in a car number plate and work out an amusing phrase for it. 5) Sing! - put some music on and sing along. If you start singing you will automatically start to breathe correctly and it will also take your mind off the problem.
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Hi Lulu - I am kind of new to this program but not new to panic attacks - especially when I am driving. I also have 4 children and find that my pa's are worse when they are with me. I have the same feelings of guilt for being a bad mother - feeling like I am putting them in danger - and a bad wife for needing my husband to bail me out because I can't make it home from the grocery or Walmart. It has happened many times but I refuse to give up. I just keep trying. My husband gets frustrated with me but he says it is because he hates to see me suffer and then the depression hits because I feel so incapable of doing the simplest things some days. Some things that help me are: listen to talk radio, play songs my kids and I can sing along with together, play a game with them where I think up a word and they have to sing a song about it, listen to worship music, call a friend (on speaker phone so I can concentrate) and if nothing else - I have pulled over and laid down in the back seat or on the floor board until I feel better. I don't know what will work for you but if you get a long list of things you can try then maybe you can go through the list while you are driving. If you do have a panic attack and have to call your husband - ITS OK! If you were diabetic or asmatic and had a reaction your husband would be happy to help you - we are just dealing with an illness of the mind/chemical brain. Sorry this is so long. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Sandi
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How do you cope with panic when you drive?I had a really bad panic today when i picked my son up from school i had my other 3 children with me also which is the third time in 4 months ive driven alone with them i have been doing alot of exposure work regarding driving i am usually ok when i am by myself but this panic i had was so bad i had to pull over and ring my husband because i really thought i was dying.then afterward i felt so ashamed and guilty and now my depression is worse because i know its my thoughts that do this and i dont want to do this to my family.I think it was worse because i had my kids in with me but i know i have to do it but its so scary anyones advice on how they deal with panic while driving would be a help thanks. Lulu..

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