Sunday, March 6, 2011

Why A Person Might Have A Phobia For Driving

By Angelica Dunce


People wonder as to who is more likely to develop driving-phobia. This question can not be easily answered as there is no exact description. Any person can face this problem. It all falls down to their experiences as drivers.

We can not say that this phobia affects people from a particular gender, age group, religion or race. Anyone can end up developing this sort of fear.

The reason could be that they went through a traumatic experience as the passenger. The accident left a lasting mark on the mind of the affected.

Traumatic accidents are the biggest causes of this problem. Drivers, who are involved in these accidents, are likely to suffer from this problem.

It could be that the affected was involved in an accident in which their car hit another one up front. The accident might be over. However, due to the severity of the event, images can still flash through the mind of the driver.

Some of the affected drivers go through severe panic and anxiety while driving. This is more likely to happen in the areas where the accidents occurred. This anxiety and fear can be so crippling that it leads to people quitting driving totally.

Pedestrians, who happen to be the victims of car accidents, also suffer from this phobia. They might avoid driving.

They might become scared of driving because they are fearful that they might end up putting someone else in the same situation. These people might also give up the idea of driving all together.




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