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Blah
09-11-2005, 04:43 PM
I made this thread;
my thread (http://vbulletin.thesite.org.uk/showthread.php?t=84998&highlight=anxiety)

Most of what i said doesnt apply any more because ive got alot worse.

I did everything advised, i have kept going in cars and im even more terrified than before. Since that thread i passed my driving test, im so, SO scared about driving. Not just normal scared that everyone is after passing a test, im proper fearful. I can be driving and i'll feel so unsafe i'll need to cry and its getting to the point where i dont care where i stop but i just need to stop and get out of the car and away from other cars.

I dont want to just stop driving as i want it so much. I dont want to have to stop accepting lifts from people.

Facing my fear hasnt worked, ive been facing it for 6 months.

Ive been told i need help. I too think that i need help i just dont know what sort of help i need.

What do i do :(?
nicebutdim23
09-11-2005, 04:46 PM
i feel the same since my car accident, about being a passenger. im so jumpy now it's mad. let me know if u find anything that helps.
Kentish
09-11-2005, 05:31 PM
IWhat do i do :(?
Go and see your GP. You're describing classic anxiety symptoms, which are easily treatable if you seek help for them.
Blah
09-11-2005, 07:36 PM
Go and see your GP. You're describing classic anxiety symptoms, which are easily treatable if you seek help for them.

what sort of treatments are available for anxiety?
Kentish
09-11-2005, 07:49 PM
what sort of treatments are available for anxiety?
Cognitive behavioural therapy would be the best. There may well be a waiting list for that, but you can discuss it with your GP and that in itself may help. And the surgery will probably have a counselling service too.
Blah
09-11-2005, 09:05 PM
Cognitive behavioural therapy would be the best. There may well be a waiting list for that, but you can discuss it with your GP and that in itself may help. And the surgery will probably have a counselling service too.

Im really dubious about this, ive just googled it

"CBT aims to help people challenge their negative beliefs and to think about times when they have achieved things, or to see what happens to other people in similar situations"

My problem isnt negative thoughts, my thoughts are perfectly rational, people die in car accidents every day. I have positive thoughts alongside all my problems with being terrified

I will have to go to my doctor at some point, i just dont know where to start with explaining it all. I cant even explain it to anyone. I cant seem to emphasise the extent of feelings i get

thanks for the help though, i never thought of it as anxiety.
Kentish
09-11-2005, 10:01 PM
my thoughts are perfectly rational
Actually, you're not rationalising the risk of a car crash because it is preventing you doing something you want to do, and something you had previously done without this difficulty.

My advice is to make an appointment with your GP sooner rather than later.

CBT Info (http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/factsheets/pfaccog.asp)
Blah
09-11-2005, 10:13 PM
Actually, you're not rationalising the risk of a car crash because it is preventing you doing something you want to do, and something you had previously done without this difficulty.

My advice is to make an appointment with your GP sooner rather than later.

CBT Info (http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/info/factsheets/pfaccog.asp)

Thanks for the link

So are my thoughts not rational even though i only have a panic when i feel in danger? When i see a car coming towards me on the wrong side of the road, or when i cant see where im going because of the rain, or when someone pulls out in front of me, these are dangerous experiences therefore i dont understand why im not supposed to be scared
Kentish
09-11-2005, 10:17 PM
Anxiety in and of itself is not abnormal, but you have described over-reactions to a normal, everyday risk. And you previously did not react with a panic attack, before you had the accident. This is where CBT can help you.
Blah
09-11-2005, 10:23 PM
Anxiety in and of itself is not abnormal, but you have described over-reactions to a normal, everyday risk. And you previously did not react with a panic attack, before you had the accident. This is where CBT can help you.

maybe it just seems normal to me because its me whos having the thoughts and i trust my own thoughts. i dont know, its probably out of hand

im gonna see my doctor when i next get the chance and when i pluck up the courage.