Social Anxiety Vs Driving Phobia – Is It Really The Car You’re Afraid Of?
Chronic anxiety is caused, at least in part, by thoughts. Anxious thoughts. Our thoughts are the way we tell ourselves what’s “true” about the world. If you suffer from driving anxiety disorder, chances are you believe some things about driving that simply aren’t true, and you probably have a bad habit of reinforcing these “truths” via negative self-talk that’s always expecting the worst to happen. You’re likely afraid of some aspect of driving without really knowing why you fear it. That’s a good indicator you’re suffering from irrational, distorted thinking.