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I'm looking for suggestions for severe panic attacks driving on the freeway. Severe enough that the first time I thought I was having a seizure. This is due to PTSD but not related to any driving incident.  This has been occurring for 10 years.

Things tried:

Prescription drugs, natural supplements, acupuncture, EFT (tapping), counseling including CBT (every therapist says to just keep driving.  this is not feasible when you barely have control of the vehicle and are a danger to yourself and others), daily affirmations/visualizations, meditation, driving just to the next exit, lots of work on beliefs around it.

I've done a ton of work with dr's/therapists on it and have made no progress.  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

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I don't have any suggestions, I just want to say that I'm so sorry that this is happening to you.  After my mom passed away (I was 28), I had a HUGE panic attack on the highway one day.  I completely forgot where I was going and what I was doing.  I just pulled off the road and cried until it passed.  I was terrified. It only happened once so I can only imagine how terrible it is to face that every day.  I pray that you find some help soon. 

I wish I could offer some advice, Linda. I am really sorry that you're going through this. I am also dealing with a severe driving issue. It began with bridges many years ago, and progressed to highways. Now driving at all has become an issue.

Like you, my trauma has nothing whatsoever to do with driving. In fact, I consider myself a good driver and driving itself, ironically, is not the issue. The issue is the avoidance of another panic attack.

Like you also, I have tried a mountain of remedies.

I will be sure to post somewhere on this board if and when I discover anything helpful.

I have no personal experience nor do I have PTSD but I have been curious about the potential of psychedelic-assisted therapy and I ran into a colleague today who started it and said it has worked wonders for her.

I am actually very interested in this.  I haven't found any dr's that will assist with it though even my naturopathic dr.  I have a few health issues so want to make sure it's safe and I use quality products. 

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