There are many reasons why someone with a license might avoid driving. Indeed, many reasons why the freedom of the open road would be less conspicuous to a driver than the reality of the presence of unpredictable drivers on the road, and the sheer responsibility of being in control, leading to a fear that wasn't there during driving lessons.They include negative past experiences with other drivers, a lack of confidence in one’s skills, or even a general anxiety about being in control. These reasons, which have been explored in one of the previous parts of this series, ultimately leave people with a valid license that continually gathers dust in wallets and a lingering feeling of "what if?"
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Does the thought of merging into traffic trigger a fight-or-flight response that rivals a Hollywood car chase? You're not alone. Millions face a fear of driving, a phobia that can screech to a halt any dreams of independence. A fear of driving throws a wrench into daily life, limiting independence, career options, and even social activities. Many with this anxiety, often rooted in past negative experiences, a general fear of losing control, or a likely claustrophobia triggered by the enclosed space of a car.
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Feeling anxious before sex is normal. But feeling so nervous that you cannot have sex, or enjoy sex, can mean that you have sexual performance anxiety. A person who has this anxiety condition, is often overcome by a fear that he will be unable to perform either before (such as foreplay) or during the sexual encounter.
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Now I left off in the last article speaking about the dangers of not addressing or tending to stressors and anxiety when it comes up,
Often a metaphor that I use in clinic is that we want to deal with things as they come up just as if the analogy of a spark and a burning building. If you were a firefighter and you had a chance to fight a fire at the first sign of a spark, and you were able to snuff that out then and there versus a building that was a raging inferno which would you choose? Well, of course, you'd be
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