Sweaty palms, trembling and dizziness are just a few of the symptoms that appear for people who have a fear of driving over bridges. For most people driving over a bridge is something they don't even think about. But for people who fear driving over bridges, it feels like a life or death situation.
Here's the typical scenario for someone who fears driving over bridges. Know there is a bridge on the route they need to take, they will drive miles out of their way to find an alternate way of getting to their destination. It is not uncommon for these people to add an extra hour to their trip by doing this.
If they have no choice but to drive over the bridge, many people with this fear will drive in the center stripe of the road just to get as far away from the edge as possible. I have even heard of people getting so terrified they don't even remember crossing the bridge after they've accomplished the feat.
Getting help to conquer this fear is not as difficult as you might think. Generally people will seek the help of a psychiatrist, then after an endless number of sessions and medication thinking they have conquered their fear all panic erupts when they come face to face with a bridge they need to drive over.
The medications prescribed to help conquer panic attacks are dangerous and have long term side effects. These medications become addictive and additional medications will be prescribed to help with their addiction problem.
To conquer your fear of driving over bridges you need to follow in the footsteps of someone who has experienced what you have. Someone who has learned the safe and proper way to cure these panic attacks so you can get back to living a normal life.
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