Fear of driving phobia

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Avatar f tn m sorry you feel this way and have such great fear of snow. While it is reasonable to have fear of driving in snow---- perhaps you are talking about the level of your reaction? I know that I too do not like driving in snow. I live in an area where there is often ice beneath it and have had a few bad driving experiences. So . .. I get my groceries (like EVERYONE else, wow, our grocery is packed if there is bad weather in the forecast . . .
Avatar f tn I think I have a phobia of the dark but dont know how to classify it? Not sure if it's OCD related or other. My problem started really affecting my life maybe 2 years ago and has gotten progressively worse to the point I can't be in the dark alone at all, not even for a minute or I'lll become incredibly anxious. This is managable by turning the lights on, but my other problem is driving in the dark.
Avatar f tn need I say more? The fear of being stuck in traffic and suddenly needing to go is a real fear based on a real problem. Generally I prepare for trips, and if shopping, make it a focused shop. No more aimless driving. I have to have a plan and stick to it. Same in stores: meandering around in a hugh store is sure to bring on panic. So again I now plan and stick to it. One department for shoes. No checking out several stores or departments.
Avatar f tn Exactly, I have an extreme phobia for HIV. At the same time, I cannot even resist myself from having sex. But I never have penetrative sex only handjob and insertive oral. Thanks for your answer.
Avatar f tn I first have to ask why someone with an "extreme HIV phobia" would work in a lab such as you do. I have an extreme fear of snakes and they couldn't pay me enough to work around the things. I also can't understand how someone in your position in not one of the most highly qualifed people to know how difficult it is to actually contrract HIV. You say that you always wear the correct protective gear while working with these specimens.
Avatar f tn yes that is what it is called it is considered a phobia when your fear of it is completely irrational and you will do anything to avoid being put into that situation even if it messes with your daily routines no matter what is going on.
628109 tn?1224363913 Ive heard of AIDS phobia and I do believe part of my fear is because of the terminal nature of HIV. The more I research it, the more i get freaked out. I just need some honest input, please and thank you.
Avatar f tn Here is how you get HIV, the ONLY way you'd get HIV: if you have unprotected penetrative vaginal or anal sex or sharing of drug needles. Hiv is inactivated by air and saliva. Every time you have a fear of HIV, remember that. It should alleviate the worry. If you didn't do these things, you aren't going to get HIV.
Avatar n tn Hi HamiltonM, I posted a comment about 6 years ago about fear of driving in curves. Especially curves ciming downhill. I feel my car will tilt over. I noted your comment about similar symptoms. I haven't been in this chat room since then...anyway I wanted to know if anything helped your situation?
Avatar f tn Fear of heights in all its forms is, I believe, the 2d most common phobia (the first is fear of speaking in public, officially, but I'm guessing more people confront heights than the need to speak in public so I'm guessing heights might be the most common fear). I have this phobia, but didn't have it until I got a full-blown anxiety disorder. If this is your only phobia, good; if you have several and are anxious about a lot of things, harder.
Avatar f tn I don’t understand why? I understand I have a mental issue but why my mind is closing on me? It’s a fear of getting a panic attack. I shouldn’t be afraid because I drive the same route everyday. But my mind keeps making me feel like I’m driving the wrong way. I am not taking meds and I’m afraid to. I have taken therapy and it was helpful. I need positive energy. Someone to tell me I’ll be ok. Someone to remind me I’ll be ok. Reactivate my brain that I’ll be ok. My thoughts are going down hill.
Avatar f tn How can I get over a phobia. I have a very weird phobia, i always have the fear of some bug or creature flying in my ear. I never wear my hair up outside and I try to have my hair down inside too if i can. Even when i am sleeping i hate to have my ears not covered. What should i do?
Avatar f tn About 2 years ago I had a very sudden and acute fear of driving over bridges. It came out of nowhere! I was pregnant with daughter at the time and was very swollen/off balance with the pregnancy. It felt like my car would just go over the side and I was petrified. Since then, I have avoided bridges that I deem 'too risky' - low sides, very high, feeling like you aren't touching the ground, etc. I feel as if I'm crazy!
Avatar n tn I have had a toothache/facepain for over two weeks, I know I need to go and see a dentist but I have a great fear of going because of cetain circumstances that happened while going to the dentist as a child. I have been taking advil for the pain and most times it is tolerable but now it seems to be getting worse as it is keeping me awake at night.
Avatar m tn i am 100 percent vegan exercise 2 hr each day and do meditation daily besides a lobotomy what else can I do to relieve my fear of blood pressure reading from a dr? http://youtu.
17213106 tn?1456525991 ve personally taken all three and never suffered any side effects at all, and I managed health foods stores for 18 years and never heard of anyone reporting any side effects. Manukka honey is just another form of honey -- bees pollinating a particular plant that happens to produce a unique antibiotic other honeys don't have. DGL is just a form of common licorice, with the part taken out responsible for most of the side effects commonly reported from licorice (mostly high blood pressure).
Avatar f tn When I was 15 I had my first panic attack,not long after I developed eye floaters, then I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I quit driving bc of the fibro I was so weak. But now that I have it under control I'm 26 and still can't drive. As a passenger when we come to a red-light or any stop allot of the time the road looks as if it's still moving. I have always assumed it was anxiety.
Avatar n tn Is there anyone out there who has a phobia of nosebleeds I am really driving myself crazy here
Avatar f tn It sounds like a phobia developing around driving. Very common. I'd go see a therapist who specializes in anxiety treatment before this gets any more chronic than it already is. Make sure they specialize in anxiety treatment so they will be able to teach relaxation techniques and know how to do behavioral therapy that might help you stop thinking this way -- if they don't specialize in anxiety treatment you can end up talking for years without getting better. Good luck.
Avatar f tn im 19 years old and i have been in a relationship for a year with my boyfriend we used 2 be sexually active all of the time untill when i was sore we had sex and i started 2 bleed, i bled for 2 weeks and then stopped jst after my period, i asked my sister and a close friend and they both said that it had never happend to them and they dont know why it could have happend, ever since sex has petrified me to the point where it makes me nervous when my boyfriend touches me, i havnt told a doctor, bu
Avatar f tn And your fear of it going through the flor and contaminating your bed. Not possible. You need to go ahead and realize that this is a serious issue if you are irrational and having a phobia. Do you see a psychologist? If not, please do. This is treatable. Exposure therapy is the best for this type of thing. ERP therapy is what it is called and it is the gold standard. Medication helps too. Are there other things you have irrational fear about?
Avatar f tn Oh. I read the title of the post. Maybe I saw the word phobia and then used it as essentially that was what the poster was implying. Sorry as nothing was intentionally posted to disagree. My eye sight is way too bad to use my phone for this. I have to enlarge and basically should probably wait until I am at my PC to be more 'PC'. Again just wanted to help the poster but didn't"t mean to step on toes.
Avatar m tn s a learned behaviour. Have you tried CBT or a therapist? It may help you to just do a little bit of driving each day to a safe place and then build on it over time. You should learn positive words to say to yourself and even play 'storybooks' in your car on your CD player to distract you. Also, it's learning not to catatrophise of what's ahead. Always have a phone too! Good luck.
Avatar f tn You are both suffering from a very common phobia. Fear of the dark goes back to the dawn of man and since that time, millions of people have fought it all there lives. Please do not berate yourselves for this phobia or think you are silly for being afraid of the dark at your age. Our phobias are ours to own and suffer with as long as we do nothing about them. Since both of you have stated that your phobia is now interfering with your lives, it's time to take the bull by the horns!
Avatar f tn t ejaculate at that time after 5 min she give me hand job and I ejaculate. Due to fear I check pcr rna and hiv p24 antigen at 42 day of post exp&.Results is non detectable pcr and non reactive for p34 and ab(0.02&0.04).after 72 days i retest 4th gen hiv duo and it is non reactive 0.04 ,what u think in these result if am absolutely free from hiv or am further waiting for check.
2183887 tn?1338721728 I understand, although I don't fear crowded spaces, or the toilet. I am absolutely terrified of heights and bees. I cant stand being to high off the ground or i start to hyperventilate. And when there's a bee near, I either run away screaming or start to shake with fear. But what I do is try to convince myself that I'm not going to die, an I try to regulate my breathing. That's what I suggest to you. Better yet, you should go see your doctor, and see what they have to say.