Anxiety on the freeway

[Concernedgal]

Hi zeesi, . As far as trusting drivers, I do. My fear is that almost everytime I feal anxiety and panic... it is in a vehicle. I just feel overwhelmed. My psychiatrist told me yesterday that it sounds like something called situational anxiety or to put it bluntly. .. phobia. Because of past episodes occurringin the car my brain is essentiallytelling me that i'm in a dangerous situation when i'm in a car and th erefore I try to avoid it at all costs. And I really mean that. I hope to resolve this issue soon. It is severely effecting my life.

 

[janemariesayed]

Being on a fast road scares the life out of me. Where I live now, other drivers tend to tailgate which I hate as it is so stupidly dangerous. I carry my dogs on board, and they are harnessed in so they are travelling as safe as I can make them, but nothing can save you from an idiot who leaves two feet between them and the car in front.

What about when we want to turn right or left, tailgating makes it difficult to slow down, so we are forced to speed up. Not anymore for me, I've put two stickers on the back of my car. One stating that I have dogs on board, and the other telling them to keep their distance. If they tailgate me now, I no longer feel 'bullied' into speeding up. What I do is slow right down to a very safe speed and put my hazards on. They pull back straight away and sometimes overtake. I wish there was something that could be done legally. I can't even report these drivers as they are too close for me to even see their number plate!