Overcome a Driving Phobia

You have a phobia of driving? Anxious when you get behind the wheel? As with all fears, the way to overcome is to do. You stand at the crossroads of love and fear, which do you choose?

Steps

 * 1)  Talk about it. Get a friend, get a doctor, make a list for yourself. What are you truly afraid of? What does your fear of driving boil down to?
 * 2)  Make a list. What does overcoming this fear do for you? How is this going to make your life better? The second list should outweigh the first list.
 * 3)  Take baby steps. If you are afraid of driving at all. Be a passenger first. Imagine yourself driving. If you are afraid of driving on highways, drive the 4 lane main street first. Imagine you are on the highway.
 * 4)  Now go for it. Take a friend with you if you need, play music in the car, and relax. Have your baby blanket with you, but do it. Realize that no matter how anxious you get while driving, that it will pass.
 * 5)  Do it again, and again, and again, and again. Get rid of your comfort items! You have to retrain your mind that what you are doing should not make you anxious. Keep on keeping on.