Full Blown Panic Attack While Driving – How Do You Stop A Panic Attack While Driving?
Posted by Glenn Atkins, under UncategorizedYou’re merrily driving on the highway, having your window open, trying to listen to the radio, when suddenly : Boom, it is there! The scary panic attack! You are all of a sudden encircled in a flow of high traffic on both sides, feeling extremely high or drunk with everything being unreal or surreal. You’re dizzy, confused and just barely realizing what’s going on. But you do know this : you have a full-blown panic attack.
I know, because I have been thru it. Not everyone feels like you are right or drunk, there are a variety of symptoms that you can experience. Other symptoms that you might experience are :
Heart battering Shaking uncertainty Dizzy Sick to your belly Feel like you are dying or going silly
These are all extraordinarily common symptoms. We don’t experience each one of them at the same time. Some people only experience a couple of these, other different ones every time. I don’t believe there is an answer as to why is that.
However, it’s good to understand some of the triggers of anxiety panic attack while driving, so you can recognize them. They might help you, because when you recognize they’re triggers, you are aware to what is happening to you. If you know what it is, you are no longer terrified of it, you are AWARE.
Driving an unknown automobile Driving on an unknown road The pressure to overtake slow drivers Strong inbound traffic, particularly in a rough weather ( rain, mist, etc ) Signs reminding you of death on the roads ( seeing flowers, crosses along the road, commemoratives ) Crossing a narrow bridge
If, while driving, you are feeling the 1st suggestions of a panic attack approaching, don’t panic! ( I know, simpler said than done ). Slow down, and pull over your car, if you can. If you can’t, thanks to the road circumstances, then ensure you drive slowly, do not fret about the other drivers honking on you. It’s their problem, not yours. Open your window, take some clean air, inhale deeply . If you have water with you, drink a bit. Make sure that you always have a nice, relaxing CD with you, that you already know and love. Familiarity is very critical to fall back to.
For further information on panic attacks at night, please refer to Sever Panic Attacks Treatment


