anxiety and red lights

[jasn88]

few years ago had a huge problem with anixety when it came to riving/stop lights

i just felt uncomfortable and would get panic attacks

at stop lights i felt trapped

i would go out of my way to avoid them

(lets face it though some stop lights hsould be avoided with how long they take)

anyway i got over it without medication oranything and ended up being great at driving again

in fact for work i had to drive all the way to indiana (3 hours away) and i did it with no problems. I wasnt nervous at all

Another time i drove 2 hours alone with no problems

but last week i was in traffic at a stop light waiting to turn red and a bus was at the light/ buses cant turn right on red and i was getting annoyed that they just wouldnt go

i ended up getting panicky like i use to and since then my driving is starting to get affected again

mostly at these two stop lights I CAN NOT avoid

I try to stay calm and say "hey there gonna change, theres nothing different" or "who cares if they break? people will realize"

im turning music up all that but its starting to creep up which i do not want to happen

any tips on how i can squash this now!?

[MainerMikeBrown]

Although you were able to overcome this fear in the past without medication, Jasn88, I don't think they'd be anything wrong with trying to overcome this fear with the help of some medication this time around.