Fear of Driving and Bad Thoughts Automatically.

 

Fear of Driving and Bad Thoughts Automatically

Fear of Driving and Bad Thoughts Automatically

Fear of Driving and Bad Thoughts Automatically

Fear of driving is often complex, if not caused by human instincts. These thoughts can be frightening and irrational, such as worrying that they will get into oncoming cars or drive a bridge, or they may focus on one's anxious feelings such as rapid heartbeat or dizziness. These thoughts are often described as a very disturbing sign of driving anxiety and can be the real causes of panic attacks while driving. Controlling these thoughts is essential for success in eliminating fear of driving.

Thinking Standing.

Sometimes it is advisable for a person who is afraid to drive diligently to try to stop his negative thoughts. While this is well-intention and very intended to reduce the frequency of these disturbing thoughts, this approach is not inherently flawed. Wanting the person to remember what they are not thinking about ensures that they are already thinking about it. It’s like telling them not to think about blue bananas. The first thing they will think of is a blue banana because it is the very act of remembering that we should not think about it so we need a thought that is intended to be avoided. Methods of visualizing the sign of standing or photographing yourself with a rubber band to train the mind without thoughts are unfortunately a commonly recommended procedure not recommended.

Scheduled anxiety time.

 Anxiety time sets aside a specific time each day, usually in the morning and evening, to allow these thoughts to continue. For example, a common perception associated with fear of driving is that of being stuck with inability to escape and losing control. According to this notion, that person could be forced to light a thought twice a day for the time specified. The purpose is twofold. First, the thought becomes less powerful as the person begins to dislike it after repeatedly playing the game mentally. Second, this technique teaches a person to be able to postpone his or her anxiety until a certain time, which may eventually allow them to postpone the anxiety indefinitely.

 We have seen moderate success in this way of distant thoughts or direct fear of driving. For example, if there is a particular disturbing bridge, but not bridges in general. For fear of all driving, there are many horrible thoughts of using this method successfully for a long time. Nor does it encourage acceptance and understanding of the thoughts and fears that are so important to success.

 Visual Views.

 Most of those who have the irrational, coercive, and terrifying thoughts associated with the fear of driving are very intelligent and talented people. Many of the troubling thoughts they have are not based on historical or factual evidence (they may have never responded in the way they feared, yet fear exists), and it is caused by their creative creative thinking. These skills allow a decent person to play mental situations convincingly and this in turn helps to perpetuate fear. 

The Driving Fear program, specializing in the treatment of phobias and anxiety has developed a process that uses these elimination skills instead of advancing disturbing thoughts. It actually allows the same factors that created fear to eliminate fear.