i went to church and my pastor had the best messag. it was the same as tape four . if you are interested the web site is gbcoflockportclick on pastors morning message.
it is the best message on failure and the bible i have ever heard. anyway i need some help about driving it is my only limitation why am
i so scared? i always think what if i get pulled over and the cop thinks i am on drugs because i am having a panic attack? please help me on this anyone ever felt this way. the funny
thing is my spouse works for the police am i
just afraid of embaracing him. I need some tips
on how to move on and think positive i am on tape 4
and already feeling better again. Thank you.

i used to be really agoraphobic, and driving for me was the worst. My biggest panic attack happened whild driving home from college, i was in the middle of Pennsylvania, an hour and a half from home, an hour and a half from school. I pulled over to a rest area, and boy was i scared. thought i was dying. at the time, i was so frightened b/c i didnt know what was happening. I made it home, and didnt leave the house for six months.

Now, I'm not saying this to scare you, I'm saying this to encourage you, b/c I know now what it was. A Panic attack. And you know what happened when i had it..........absolutely nothing. I didnt die, I didnt freak out.....I was scared, sure, but nothing horrible happened. YOU HAVE A LEG UP ON WHAT I HAD. I didnt know about panic attacks. You know about them. that is part of the battle right there. You see KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. You have to tell yourself "Hey, i know what this is" and do your breathing. As my friend and therapist says, go with what you KNOW, regardless of how you feel. I know its easier said than done, but if i made it through a panic attack while driving, without knowing what it was, you sure as hell can make it through with the knowledge you have. You can do it. I know it in my heart.

it's funny that you should say this because I used to be really afraid to drive over bridges and overpasses - and so right before I would have to go over this one, I would pull over until there was no traffic (mind you, I was on the expressway!) behind me because I wanted to use both lanes - well, one time a cop pulled up behind me and asked me what was wrong - I was horrified because I was so embarrased. He was so nice too - I explained to him what was wrong and he drove ahead of me so I could concentrate on his car to get over it - well, after that, I wouldn't go over it at all because I thought "well, I can't pull over now before I get to the bridge, so I am not going to go over it at all". which made my fears even worse about other things...and so it goes. anyway, now I am on Lexapro to help me get into those situations again and it is helping - and eventually I don't want to rely on it at all, but I can tell you that I can relate to your fears. For me, I think the worst fear I have isn't so much the panic itself - although I hate that feeling - it's my fear of what others will think of me because of it and the way I feel and act when I am panicking.

gayle, totatlly understand where are you coming from!! i feel the same way i worry so much of what other people will think of me if a get a panic attack!! yea the feelings are horrible but is more the fact that i will embarassed my self!!! i work @ a restaurant and it gets pretty busy!! so my mind starts playing with me!! but i dont let it!! dont let it!! remember no body knows you are having a panic attack but you!! and it will passs just keep saying to yourself it will pass!!!! godbless you!!

Marie Ann, I could not pull up the website can you give it again? is there another link?

One thing I think we all should remember is that anxiety and panic attacks are not in the closet anymore per se. It seems to be almost as common as diabetes anymore. I think alot more media is out there on this than there was 20yrs. ago and its becoming more accepted if you will.

to be blunt....you know what sucks....i'm so afraid of having a panic attack at work, that when i'm not even at work i worry about it happening when i get there which causes me to have a panic attack...so i have panic attacks about having my next panic attack!!!!I even called off work tonight because i just felt like i would be "safer" at home, which of course makes me worry about my job stability and gives me a panic attack!!!! someone give me the magic words to break this cycle...10 years is a looong time....help??? jay

MAGIC WORDS
False
evidence
appearing
real
(Fear)
Think about it awhile and try applying it to you feelings. The panic is recalled when re-entering the same territory it occurred. It is only a memory. Take it from a 30+ year panic veteren who is now getting through the body sensations.

Driving used to be the biggest thing with me too and with the help of Lucinda's program and the Driving Fear Program, I don't have ANY panic anymore, for about 5 years now. Both programs and excellent and changed my life. I don't remember if Lucinda's program addresses driving specifically, but I know it's a hard one, I needed extra help in that area.

Slippy, I'm interested in the Driving Fear Program. I haven't heard of it before. Is it expensive? I'm still having problems in driving distances and on the freeway.

Hi Charity,
Like I had said, Lucinda's program and the Driving Fear program completely changed my life. I could barely drive at all, much less on the highway, and now I've driven all over the country and I don't even pay attention to it anymore. If you go to www.drivingfear.com you can see how much it is, I think it's under $50 and they have a return policy I believe.

Slippy, driving California Freeways is my challenge and I too need a focused Program on this limitation. Thanks for the information at www.drivingfear.com and I have just ordered the Program at the cost of $47.00.

I just ordered it too ...I also have problems driving and going over bridges and I think this info can be applied to anxiety in all situations as well.

thanks for the info