Don’t Let MAD (That’s Motorway Anxiety Disorder) Drive You Off The Road!
Tense or worried about driving on the UK’s motorways? Relax, you’re not alone, nearly 5 million other motorists have the same view and fears too. A recent Automobile Association (AA) survey has pinpointed that young drivers and women motorists are most likely to suffer from a lack of motorway confidence and a dread of driving on the motorway. Motorway edginess disorder can vary from being mildly worried to nervous, fearful, frightened and full-blown motorway phobia (avoidance at all costs). Symptoms can contain dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, palpitations, stiffness or pain in the chest, shortness of breath, faintness, abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, insomnia, irritability, rage or even an inability to concentrate on the road ahead. Do any of these symptoms sound familiar? According to the AA survey only 44% of those aged 18-24 and 44% of women said they were confident about driving on motorways. This is hardly startling news, since apprentice drivers in the UK are not allowed to drive on motorways, it’s very simple to develop. But once you have identified and admitted that you have a problem, what exactly can you do about it?
Fortunately, the excellent news is Motorway Edginess Disorder (MAD) is easily treatable and there are several options unfilled, depending on just how terrible your condition has progressed.
If you are a newly qualified or seasoned driver with small motorway encounter, then logically your first step is to build up your knowledge and awareness by reading around the subject matter. The newly published and really free Motorway Driving Made Simple e-Book may be just the ticket for you. On paper by RJ Flear, an ex-road traffic police officer with over 30 years driving encounter, this self-help e-book details the most commonly encountered motorway driving problems and gives you matter-of-fact, no-jabber advice and strategies in how to overcome them. Topics contain merging with existing traffic, maintaining safe distances, driving too slowly or quickly, overtaking manoeuvres and manufacture with extreme weather conditions. The secret to acquiring and building up motorway driving confidence lies in clear thinking, completing dress rehearsals and involved excellent preparation and preparation before your journey commences so that any irrational doubts, which can easily turn into full-blown distractions, are reduced to a minimum for nervous drivers.
Secondly, you may then feel ready to advance to an actual motorway driving course. The Pass Plus Scheme has been jointly developed by the Driving Values Agency and the indemnity industry in order to cut down the high number of accident data of young, newly qualified drivers in particular. Pass Plus is calculated to give young or nervous drivers the knowledge, skills and confidence to drive on all roads (counting motorways) at all times and in all weather conditions. The course is calculated to take at least 6 hours to complete and best of all, there is no final examination; proof of competence is monitored through constant assessment by an approved Pass Plus instructor. See the below website for further in rank on how to get help with Pass Plus Scheme costs and how a valid Pass Plus certificate can then help save you money on your first year’s car indemnity.
Thirdly, if your dread of motorway driving is the result of trauma from a car accident or worse, you have lost someone close as a result of one, then you may benefit from more professional help. Motorway dread is a cultured behaviour that can be conquered with the right therapy. Calming World has developed a series of self-hypnosis MP3 downloads that you can store for future use on your computer or already buy on CD that feature many common fears and phobias, counting a dread of driving on the motorway. Hypnosis can be a very commanding tool indeed, mainly if you believe in the boundless potential of your own mind.
Dredge up, half the battle is admitting to yourself that you have a dread of driving on the motorway problem in the first place; embarrassment is a common reason why most drivers will not admit to having it.
Though, once you recognise the fact, you can start your own private development by utilising any of the above options – full details can be found on the subsequent website: http://www.motorway-driving-made-simple.info Motorway Edginess Disorder (MAD) can be very debilitating by reducing lifestyle choices and making your life a misery, though my advice to you is do not give up on a cure; keep looking for something that works for you.
Janette Mitchell….a fantastic believer in self improvement, no matter how small the step is that’s taken.
Author: Janette Mitchell
Condition Source: EzineArticles.com
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