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t know why I am fixated on thinking there is a needle out there in the environment that is going to stick me. I am afraid of not being able to control everything and for some reason HIV needles have lodged in my brain so to speak!

Hello and welcome to the forum! "I feel like I'm experiencing the onset of agoraphobia - I push myself to do things, even if I don't want to, so hopefully that works. " BINGO! What you are experiencing is a totally typical progression of occurences after the onset of panic attacks. Basically, what you are going through is a "fear of fear".

I too struggle with panic attacks and the fear of them returning. Have you talked to your dr about this? You might want to consider talking with a therapist. I do know that if you let the fear take over your mind it is only going to get worse. The best advice I can give you is to talk to someone and try to face the fear. Get back in your car and go for a drive even if it is only around the block. Each time you do it it will get easier. You have to take your control back.

s called Goodbye Anxiety Goodbye Fear by Roberta Shapiro. There is a section for driving. The reviews seem very good.

Just following cj to agree that it sounds like you both have anxiety. The fears you have about driving are incredibly classic symptoms of anxiety, especially if you've had a previous anxiety attack while driving. Very much like the fear of flying, with one really huge exception. While driving, you CAN pull over and get out of your car. Can't do that when you're 35,000 feet in the air! But this fear of driving can lead to avoidance behavior and that's not such a good thing.

i was driving confidently for the last 8 years. suddenly start to fear driving especially curves...now i could not take the vehicle in the middle of the road..i try to avoid and automatically i drive on left side of the road instead of straight...so i loose balance..i am sittiting also slightly towards left...this problem is giving me sleepless night...please advise me..........

My biggest fear out of everything is my water breaking while driving their car. I am absolutely terrified that this is going to happen. I have already gotten contractions while driving with one of the twins, thankfully the contractions weren't crazy bad, and this happened today. I dont know what to do besides calling their aunt, Chris, my mom and my doctor. Like what should I tell their aunt if that happens? To just meet me at the hospital or what?

Hello, I do suffer with ocd. One of my fears is pregnancy. Although I'm not having sex, I still fear I can get pregnant :( it's a pain. So I went to a house party and I had to pee real bad, using other people's restrooms is a no no for me. But I was kinda tipsy and I had to go. As I was squating I slipped and fell on the floor on something wet. Idk if it was girl or guy pee. Now I'm freaking out with pregnancy thoughts like what if.

Hi. Unfortunately this all evolves around your anxiety and you're developing Agoraphobia which will hold you prisoner in your home (safe place). Driving is a big trigger for many with panic attacks it goes along with Agoraphobia, fear of open places and fear you'll have a panic attack, the feeling of being "trapped" wherever you are.

m going to go into labor while driving! Is there a certain time to stop driving? Has it happened to anyone?

t name it for fear you will project it onto yourself) but basically I was afraid I would lose my job because of this fear I had that would make it so I couldn't drive. When this happened you would find me driving the Parkway near my house in the middle of the night just to prove that I could. Then I started having panic attacks in the car. I combat those with controlled breathing and now self-coaching.

s absolutely important to be aware that a situation is more requiring of precision driving, anxiety about it is a problem that needs attention to maximize enjoyment of life. Avoidance doesn't work, although when the treatments don't work it's all we have. For this person, they just need to get back to understanding gravity; it doesn't change on a curve. You're still on the ground. It can go away. For most it does if they work on it. Peace.

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 . . .

I can't relate to this exact fear, but I have had others. Since you are 17, you haven't had very much time behind the wheel, which would explain why you feel this way about driving. If you hit someone, you would notice and so would anyone else around you, especially the person you hit. You can feel it if you hit a small bump in the road, so hitting a person (even a small child) would be obvious.

I am a 43 year old woman with driving anxiety/panic. I get massive panic attacks when I am driving, but as with most panic attacks it is not everyday, all the time. I have some good days and some bad days, but lately the bad seem to be outweighing the good. It started 22 years ago and I have been in therapy 3 seperate times and taken anti dpressants in the past. None of which have ever completely helped. I have always had good and bad times.

I think I have an irrational fear of rabies and something happened that put my fear into the stratosphere. My wife and I live in a "rabies free" country (Okinawa, Japan) however I have discovered that this does not include the huge number of bats that live here. We were driving down a back alley jungle road yesterday when I noticed there was a dead bat covered with flies on our side of the road.

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.

Sounds very much like you could be suffering from a touch of HOCD, which is actually a REAL form of OCD, where a person fears being homosexual. There are many different extremes of HOCD, from occasional fleeting thoughts, to complete, debilitating obsessions. I would strongly recommend you post in our OCD forum. Not because I think you HAVE OCD but because they get questions about this EXACT same thing all the time.

Maybe the real question is....what symptoms does one exhibit if diagnosed with agoraphobia? As DJ as said the term is from the Greek, I believe, meaning 'fear of the marketplace'. I am diagnosed with it....and that is one aspect of disorder. Took time for me to get comfortable shopping for groceries. Generally other words are used these days by psychiatrists....but severe untreated agoraphobia has the power to keep one imprisoned in his/her home. The onset can be gradual..

This is an old thread but what you are describing is called reactive hypoglycemia. It is a drop in blood sugar that brings on the fight or flight response.....rapid heart rate, feelings of doom and distress etc. It is not a panic attack. It is the body releasing adrenaline to raise your blood sugar. It can come on after high intensity exercise and is often the result of overtraining syndrome. If it ever happens again drink 6oz of orange juice followed by some peanut butter crackers.

but every time I see one, my anxiety sky rockets. I have a fear of even driving by a used needle and thinking it could be contaminated with hepatitis b or c. its as though I fear blood from the needle will get on my car or tires and then on to me. really cant comprehend how to deal with this.

Health anxiety can really be a pain in the you know what. If you have been cleared medically, then chances are OVERWHELMINGLY stacked in your favor that you are okay. But all too often that 'what if' thinking pops into our heads. Of course there is always a what if, but we also take a risk by walking down the street, driving our cars, etc. Have you ever thought of talking to a therapist about this?

Lolit'sbecausewhen u lay down ur kidneys can finally filter the fluid and blood that was in ur Lee extremities during the day

It not just driving any more it's being alone, always need someone to be with me...Feeling sad for no reason..heart racing, pain in left arm and shoulders tension and the list goes on..just want to feel better!!

I posted my suffering story earlier so lets get tot be point 4 years ago i used to disguise as a guy and trick girls on an online forum i did that trick by a company of my friend for tricking girls since it was forbidden for us to have boy friend nor talk to a guy thats what we did i actually enjoyed talking to a guy more than a girl bc its boring also i didnt even what is sex until 6 months ago if i did i wont be doing that OF COURSE i just kind of wanted to know how is it when girl and a boy

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