im not sure but i think it may be a panic attack - Panic Disorders Message Board

Ms Harriet · 10-18-2003, 04:33 PM

whenever im driving with someone else and they start to do things like go a little sideways or go a little fast i start to get really really really scared. i breathe fast and my heart goes a million miles an hour and i go all white and i feel like passing out. its not as bad as when going off roading. i refuse to even get in a truck that will go even a bit off road. i think its casue a few years ago i was with some friends and we were 4 bying and we were going up a hill and couldnt make it and we commin back down and the tires turned and we rolled down the hill. no one was hurt but ever since then i get so scared when im riding in vehichles.

i would like to know what i can do to get over this fear.

alive or just breathing · 10-18-2003, 09:54 PM

Well when this happens are you lightheaded,dizzy and numb feeling? If you are it just might be a panic attack.See a doctor and get it checked out.That's what i did when those things happened to me

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Ms Harriet · 10-19-2003, 12:09 AM

yea its all of those things i usually just shut my eyes and think in my head okay okay youre not going to die just calm down. i always ask the driver to stop whatever is making me scared and they usally do, although th guy that was driving when we rolled seems to think it is funny to make me freak out by climbing hills or going really really fast then cranking the wheel hard. needless to say i am never getting in a truck with him again!

GertieMae · 10-19-2003, 01:07 AM

Had a smiliar experience as you 14 years ago.I was in a one vehicle accident.I looked off the road and when I looked back on,a row of fence,ditch and trees were looking me square in the eyes.

Afterwards,I would Panic being a passenger.If they were driving to fast or looked like they were going left of center or driving to close to the edge I would flip.I felt comfortable with my driving.

Now Iam Agoraphobic completly.Your friend that likes seeing you freak should realize not everyone shares his/her Adrenaline rushes.Dont get in vehicle with them anymore.

Hypnotic · 10-19-2003, 01:00 PM

Usually panic attacks happen when you least expect them. A couple years ago I was having a great time at a restaurant with friends and all of a sudden I had one. So it could be a panic attack you were having or just being scared for your life!