Me too! I have the same exact problem and have almost my whole life. I get anxious on freeways (especially when busy), bridges, in snow or heavy rain, etc. I live about 30 minutes from most of my family so I can't avoid it altogether. Also, it seems to go in phases for me- there were years when I felt fearless on the roads- not lately... Also, in addition, I have a control issue because, for me, being a passenger is worse. My husband is not a bad driver, but I almost always prefer to be the one driving (the one in control) because I get way more anxious in the above situations if I am just sitting there helpless...
For me, this comes from a long line of driving issues in my family- my gram never even got her license because she was so fearful of driving and my mom refuses to drive freeways- I will never forget the time when she did try to take us kids somewhere on the freeway when we were real little and had a total attack on an exit and had to pull over, crying. Not surprising that I have driving issues...
Nice to hear others out there who struggle with the same things- thanks!
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