FEAR OF DRIVING; by Dan Roland

FEAR OF DRIVING; by Dan Roland

I had been having anxiety attacks while driving. After two sessions, my anxiety was gone. My first long distance road trip home went very well. I was much more relaxed and confident at the wheel than I head been in years. I was so relaxed that I was noticing the landscape in a way hadn’t in years. I realize now that in the past few years I had been so worried and focused on the cars and trucks on my trips that I wasn’t allowing myself to enjoy the scenery. I used the self-hypnosis only a couple times as needed. As I passed or got passed by trucks or moved through heavy traffic, I smiled as I breathed deeply enjoying being able to drive. Another good sign was that I would go for long stretches where I was driving “unconsciously.” By that I mean I was driving without thinking of driving, or without thinking about being worried about driving. I was driving without monitoring myself. I hadn’t done that in a long time. I even caught myself passing cars and trucks without thinking about it. I’d look in my rear-view mirror and realize that I had just passed a truck. That felt very good. Thanks again for everything. It feels so good to be able to enjoy road trips again. And thanks for checking in on me after our treatments ended.