spacy when driving Help

[transam1170]

Hello, sometimes I get this spacy feeling when driving and is wondering if anyone else gets this and how to go by gettin rid of this feeling?, sometimes mine clears up a bit then comes back any ideas?

[alankay]

Had that a bit. Pay attention to your breathing. Not breathing right from anxiety puts your blood gases off a bit and makes us feel lightheaded/spacey, etc. Calm, slow breathing should help and make sure your muscle tension is not too high. Alankay.

[transam1170]

If I try to breath slower will it help? When I pay attention to it?, is this what u mean?

[cleodog]

Ive noticed that sometimes I forget to breathe so to say like in a tense situation. like driving at night on a crowded highway in the rain or snow.

[transam1170]

Alankay, Ur basically saying its my breathing when I'm driving that is causing my anxiety?

[cleodog]

Your breathing pattern can greatly affect anxiety.

[transam1170]

So what would the solution be for this?

[mamascrazy1985]

I try not to drive alot for this very reason. there is some times in a day where i can drive and be completely fine and there are others where i cannot drive at all. it makes no since. i have never been in a car accident or anything like that. I think alot of it has to do with breathing because i breathe "on edge" all the time and i dont even realize that i am doing it.

[cleodog]

So what would the solution be for this?

for me I just make sure I breathe constantly and dont forget to breath. I am generally not anxious when I am driving under normal conditions

[alankay]

Trans, interrupted normal breathing can cause co2 levels to raise and make you feel funny, lightheaded, etc. Then that makes your more anxious.
Normal paced breathing could help. People breath differently/abnormally(and don't realize it) when anxious and makes it worse as it scares us. Alankay.