DRIVING ANXIETY WORKSHEET

SECTION B.

1. Confront the root of your anxiety

What aspects of driving trigger your driving anxiety?

What unhelpful thoughts do you have during driving or when being driven?

2. Relaxation Techniques

Identify some techniques you can practice to help you breathe and stay calm in the car.

What positive affirmations can you develop to help keep calm in the car?

3. Driving outside your comfort zone.

What small goals can you set to challenge your driving comfort zone slowly?

Identify different ways you are learning to confront your symptoms of driving anxiety.

What kind of support can you engage in to help you gain control over your driving anxiety?

DRIVING ANXIETY WORKSHEET

SECTION C.

1. Journal.

Having a journal will help you identify unhelpful patterns in how you think by jotting down moments you feel anxious, and explaining what happened or what you think caused it.

REFERENCE:

Evolutions Behavioral Health Services. (No Date). Driving Phobia Treatment. Available at: https://www.evolutionsbh.com/articles/driving-phobia-treatment-therapy-with-phobia-psychologist/. [Accessed February 14, 2023]

Health Match. (© 2023). Driving Anxiety: Overview, Causes, And How to Get Over It. Available at: https://healthmatch.io/anxiety/how-to-get-over-driving-anxiety. [Accessed February 14, 2023]

The Zebra. (© 2023). Driving Anxiety + 8 tips to manage it. Available at: https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/driving-anxiety/. [Accessed February 14, 2023]

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