Oh boy, how can I relate. I drive for a living and have for 20 years. Two weeks ago for no reason I had the most horrible panic attack in a decade while driving down a road I go down all the time. When I passed the same spot on the way back, it happened again. These last two weeks have been hellish. I have made myself drive past the 'spot' about 10 times and it didn't happen again, but that's not my problem now. Now the whole time I'm in my car, which can be 8 to 14 hours a day, I'm having to convince myself I won't freak out. I'm not afraid of a wreck, that never crosses my mind. Can't even tell you what the terror is about, it's just there! The anxiety level is so high and so constant and unrelenting, it becomes unbearable. Even the Ativan doesn't get rid of it. Two weeks ago I loved the freedom of driving and now it's my nightmare. Now I don't feel safe anywhere, cause my attacks are now happening in the places I always felt secure. I hate this, I gotta drive.
