Car Accident has increased my anxiety

[Donna Price]

Hey everyone.. I've never done these forums before but needed to have some help. I was in a head on car accident a few months ago and I feel like my anxiety has went full blast since then. I'm fearful of being in a vehicle even if my husband is driving. I'm non stop going to doctors and specialists as well. I recently went to the ER having awful pains in my upper stomach feels like a bowling ball is stuck in the middle of my chest. I had a cat scan done and the dr says he sees nothing but I still scheduled an upper GI... I'm trying to get through this without meds but have a trip coming up in which I have to go 8 hours away from home. Any advice on how I can help myself without meds? How can I get over the whole fear of being in a vehicle? Help.. Please and Thanks in advance.

 

[janemariesayed]

Hey everyone.. I've never done these forums before but needed to have some help. I was in a head on car accident a few months ago and I feel like my anxiety has went full blast since then. I'm fearful of being in a vehicle even if my husband is driving. I'm non stop going to doctors and specialists as well. I recently went to the ER having awful pains in my upper stomach feels like a bowling ball is stuck in the middle of my chest. I had a cat scan done and the dr says he sees nothing but I still scheduled an upper GI... I'm trying to get through this without meds but have a trip coming up in which I have to go 8 hours away from home. Any advice on how I can help myself without meds? How can I get over the whole fear of being in a vehicle? Help.. Please and Thanks in advance.

I would suggest going to your doctor and asking him to recommend a travel pill which may help you to relax while you are actually travelling. You could also consider therapy to get over the accident.

 

[Donna Price]

I would suggest going to your doctor and asking him to recommend a travel pill which may help you to relax while you are actually travelling. You could also consider therapy to get over the accident.

I have been to the doctor and they want to put me on an "every day" anxiety medicine. I hated the way that medicine made me feel over 10 years ago and that is why I am trying my best to get through it without meds. I have never been one to sleep in a vehicle, even when I was younger. I wish I could maybe I could fall asleep from point A to point B and it would be easier. I do have an Ipad mini that my husband has set up for me to watch my recorded TV shows from home on the Ipad while traveling so I've been laying the passenger seat down, put the Ipad on the back seat and I can watch that way. It has helped a little but then the first time he even steps on the breaks to hard BOOM my anxiety is through the roof for the rest of the trip. I just hope that it settles.

 

[janemariesayed]

I have been to the doctor and they want to put me on an "every day" anxiety medicine. I hated the way that medicine made me feel over 10 years ago and that is why I am trying my best to get through it without meds. I have never been one to sleep in a vehicle, even when I was younger. I wish I could maybe I could fall asleep from point A to point B and it would be easier. I do have an Ipad mini that my husband has set up for me to watch my recorded TV shows from home on the Ipad while traveling so I've been laying the passenger seat down, put the Ipad on the back seat and I can watch that way. It has helped a little but then the first time he even steps on the breaks to hard BOOM my anxiety is through the roof for the rest of the trip. I just hope that it settles.

It is nice that your husband has tried to make it easier for you but a shame that you cannot take any meds to help. A travel pill would make you quiet and probably sleep. I hope you do manage to sleep through it.