Help available for fear of driving/motorways…
Driving phobia help is available in Cornwall. While Cornwall lacks motorways, driving phobia still causes a lot of people problems. Many people develop a fear of dual carriageways (A30) and motorways. It’s quite common in women during the menopause. People find their driving phobia embarrassing and frustrating. We know it’s irrational and yet we still can’t overcome it.
It’s very restricting – suddenly there are many places we can’t get to anymore. Extra thought has to go into every outing or trip. Explanations have to be made which don’t feel comfortable. But it doesn’t have to be this way – there is help available.
What are the signs of a phobic response?
Symptoms can be low level or intense and at their worst they can include;
What helps beat the fear of driving/motorways?
There are many different driving phobia treatments available including;
- hypnotherapy
- exposure therapy
- CBT – cognitive behavioural therapy
- internet self help advice
- prescribed medication to lower anxiety response
- mindfulness techniques
How does driving phobia start?
The subconscious mind decides driving is highly dangerous. As if we were confronted by a hungry wild lion!
Driving phobia is often started by one or two minor driving incidents that were stressful, or witnessing and accident. Then the brain decides driving is a too risky and evokes those physical panic responses listed above, to stop us doing it again. Even though our conscious mind knows that level of risk is false and really wants to drive.
How does hypnotherapy help with driving phobia?
Hypnotherapy helps driving phobia by reducing your stress level generally, because a heightened stress level is obstructive for clearing a phobia. So stress levels are reduced by a session of hypnotherapy and listening to a bedtime recording.
Then the therapist can use trance to retrain the subconscious not to have that negative emotional response pattern. Once that’s done we can create the new response pattern, of feeling calm and in control when driving. Many people find this a highly effective treatment which has life changing results. Contact me for free to discuss if hypnotherapy could help you and get your journey started to making the change you want for yourself.