Thanks to everyone for responding. It looks like it will take time to overcome this problem. I will try the exiting and re-entering highway technique and see how it goes. I am also purchasing the...

Well, before I get into my car, I think about the panic attack that is forthcoming. Then, once I am on the highway it is typically a build up of adrenaline that precipitates the attack. If my mind...

trinidiva, does the vertigo/anxiety happen when you are the driver AND the passenger (on the highway)?

Hi everyone,

I've posted on here before, but I thought I would create a thread specifically for those of us who suffer with driving anxiety, especially while on the highway. I have been to a CBT...

How nice of him to do that for you! I am already following your tip, doing half highway and half side-streets, and it definitely helps!! The crappy part is that not all parts of the highway have an...

I had the choking sensations, but those went away and now it's all about the lightheadedness/fainting feeling. For the choking, you have to train yourself to realize it's simply not possible from...

Interesting approach Dawndy...exiting and re-entering the highway. May be a little time-consuming, but worth a try. I'm desperate at this point. I have my eyes on this new apartment which happens to...

I don't have one worst symptom, but when I am on the highway my face goes numb, I become disoriented/unable to focus, and lightheaded/dizzy. It is the scariest feeling in the world when you are...

PanicCured,

Thank you for your contributions to this forum. I have a question for you. I suffer from panic disorder that is triggered especially when I am on the highway. In some of the coping...