You are merrily driving on the highway, having your window open, making an attempt to listen to the radio, when all of a sudden : Boom, it is there! The scary panic attack! You are suddenly besieged in a flow of heavy traffic on both sides, feeling unusually high or drunk with everything being unreal or surreal. You’re dizzy, confused and just hardly realizing what is going on on. But you do know this : you’ve got a full blown panic attack.
I know, because I’ve been thru it. Not everybody feels like you’re right or drunk, there are a selection of symptoms that you can experience. Other symptoms that you might experience are :
Heart battering Shaking doubt Dizzy Sick to your stomach Feel a bit like you are dying or going silly
These are all very common symptoms. We do not experience each one of them at the same time. Some folk only experience 2 these, other different ones each time. I don’t think there’s an answer why is that.
However, it’s good to know some of the causes of anxiety panic attack while driving, so you can recognise them. They would help you, because once you recognize they’re triggers, you are aware to what is happening to you. If you know what it is, you’re no longer scared of it, you are AWARE.
Driving an unknown car Driving on an unknown road The pressure to overtake slow drivers Strong inward-bound traffic, particularly in a bad weather ( rain, fog, 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 first suggestions of a panic attack approaching, don’t panic! ( I know, easier said than done ). Slow down, and pull over your auto, if you can. If you can’t, due to the road circumstances, then make sure you drive slowly, do not fret about the other drivers honking on you. It’s their problem, not yours. Open your window, take some fresh air, inhale intensely. If you have water with you, drink a bit. Make sure that you mostly have a nice, relaxing CD with you, that you already know and love. Familiarity is really important to fall back to.
These have just been a very few ideas about “panic attacks at night“. Find the way that seems to help you the best. Find even more ideas here at Sever Panic Attacks Treatment.
