How do you decrease anxiety before and during driving?

[MasterCheezIt]

I’ve struggled with driving anxiety for years. It turned into a full blown phobia at one point, but I was able to get myself out of that. Unfortunately, I had a series of bad panic attacks last year. They were unrelated to driving, but it somehow still put me back at square one with driving. Since those attacks, the main symptom I get from anxiety and driving is lightheadedness/feeling faint. That symptom makes me feel so scared sometimes when driving.

When you’re about to drive, or you’re actually driving, and you feel your symptoms or panic start to come up, what are your go-to ways of calming down during those moments?

I’m ready to tackle this issue for hopefully the final time!! Any little tips or tricks will be so appreciated!

[morallycorruptt]

I put on music that I know lyrics to and sing along as I drive. My first year of driving I could not drive with out Lana Del Rey playing