Overcome Car Passenger Anxiety Hypnosis

Overcome Fear of Being a Passenger in a Car

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Understanding Car Passenger Anxiety

Some people develop a fear of being a passenger in a car and there are several reasons why this might happen. Before this anxiety became a problem, they may have quite happily been a passenger many times and felt perfectly calm and relaxed. Passenger anxiety is quite common and it can affect both adults and children.

What Causes Car Passenger Anxiety?

One obvious cause is having been involved in a car accident where someone else was driving, or perhaps a near miss. However being anxious as a car passenger can happen for many less dramatic reasons than being in an accident. The subconscious mind can very easily connect feeling afraid with certain circumstances you may be experiencing at the time. For example, if you had a panic attack while a passenger in a car, if you suddenly had uncomfortable thoughts about not being in control, 'what if' scenarios or develop that habit of being hypervigilant when you are a passenger.

People with car passenger anxiety may grip tightly onto the seat or door handle, they may constantly ask the driver to slow down, be careful or look out. This can become a problem for the driver too, because someone acting like this while they are driving could be very distracting.

Why Am I More Anxious as a Passenger Than When Driving Myself?

Many fears and phobias follow a similar pattern, a feeling of not being able to escape the situation, of being unable to control things and being at the mercy of the unknown events, circumstance or actions of others. Being a passenger involves lack of control, whereas when you are driving, you feel in control again. As a passenger you may feel uncomfortable that you can't predict what the driver is about to do and you may be afraid they will make a terrible mistake. While in the passenger seat you may feel unable to escape the situation, and feeling trapped can increase anxiety significantly.

• Common Signs of Passenger Anxiety
• Avoiding long journeys
• Asking the driver to slow down
• Avoiding being a passenger whenever possible
• Constantly looking for dangers and hazards
• Trying to control the route
• Becoming a "back-seat" driver
• Frequently warning the driver
• Constantly on alert and watching the road
• Becoming overly focused on the drivers actions and decisions
• braking with your feet
• gripping the seat, door handle or armrest
• Tensing your body throughout the journey
• Nervous tapping
• Making anxious noises

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Nervous Car Passenger

Do you have problems with nerves and anxiety when you are a passenger in a car? This phobia is called Ochophobia: (also Amaxophobia, or Motophobia). This is something you need to take control of if you often have to be the passenger, especially if you you are not a driver yourself. This fear is very similar to a fear of flying and can be helped by positive visualizations allowing positive change to happen on a subconscious level. This hypnosis download or CD is designed to help you to overcome this and be much more relaxed as a passenger. The Nervous Car Passenger Hypnosis can help you:

• Feel calmer while travelling
• Travel with confidence
• Reduce passenger anxiety
• Stop imagining accidents
• Feel more relaxed on long journeys
• Trust the driver
• Feel more confident in the car

How Hypnosis Can Help You Stop Being a Nervous Car Passenger

This Overcome Car Passenger Anxiety Hypnosis works by influencing your subconscious mind to change the fear response. Hypnosis aims to interrupt anxious thought patterns like fear and phobias and replace the anxious response with a calm confident one. The hypnosis includes a mental rehearsal of being a passenger and feeling calm and relaxed, this helps you re-learn how to feel relaxed and confident in the car. You let go of anxious reactions and catastrophizing and start feeling confident and calm. You feel much more in control of your thoughts and much more relaxed and able to trust the driver to drive safely.

Includes 2 hypnosis sessions:

1. Nervous Car Passenger, Listen & Wake Hypnosis
2. Nervous Car Passenger Sleep Programming Hypnosis

How to Use:

The Listen and wake track will guide you into a deeply relaxed and receptive state, where you absorb the hypnotic suggestions for being in control and thinking in more positive ways. Use this session if you want to feel refreshed and alert afterwards. The Bedtime hypnosis is the same as track 1 except the music is a different arrangement and guides you to sleep as it ends, ideal to use when you go to bed.

Why Should You Choose This Self Hypnosis Audio?

An effective therapy

Hypnotherapy can help you change automatic behaviors and habits by influencing the subconscious mind with positive and helpful ideas. Hypnotherapy is in a sense programming your mind to overcome habitual reactions, thoughts and feelings, such as anxiety.

Deep relaxation & sleep hypnosis

Self hypnosis is an excellent tool to help you take control and change your reactions. As well as addressing a specific concern. Self hypnosis is also very relaxing. It is great for reducing stress and improving sleep, especially if you use one of our sleep hypnosis tracks. This is included in many of our titles.

Created by an experienced therapist and writer

Rachael has been creating self hypnosis and meditation audios for 15 years and has 19 years experience as a therapist. She is also a writer on self help, hypnosis, mindfulness and meditation. With over 700 self hypnosis and meditation titles available on our website, you will find one that addresses the issue you want to work on.

Is It Easy to Use?

YES! All you have to do is sit or lie down, close your eyes and listen. That's it.

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FAQs

Why am I scared of being a passenger?

Some people feel very anxious as a passenger in a car because they are not in control of the vehicle and fear something bad is going to happen. Many people who have this fear are fine driving themselves but just feel extremely anxious when someone else is driving. When you are driving, it is you who decides when to brake, steer or slow down. It may be that you trust your own driving abilities or that concentrating shuts out the fear.

As a passenger, you have to trust the driver to make the right decisions, to drive well and drive safely. This feeling of lack of control can make some people feel anxious, and it is especially likely if they have experienced a previous accident, anticipate accidents or already have anxiety. This hypnosis is designed to help you feel calmer, more relaxed and more confident while travelling as a passenger.

Can hypnosis help passenger anxiety?

Yes. Hypnosis can help to reduce anxiety and interrupt anxious thought patterns. This hypnosis includes mental rehearsal of being a passenger and feeling absolutely fine. Gradually as your confidence grows you can test out taking short trips as a passenger. As you notice the fear subsiding, you find yourself feeling calmer and more confident while travelling, you can just trust the driver and relax. With repetition you find that calmer confidence as a passenger becomes routine and you may find you begin to enjoy travelling by car again.

What causes passenger anxiety?

Passenger anxiety can develop for many different reasons. Some people with this fear may have experienced a road traffic accident, or witnessed a dangerous driving incident. It can also happen from feeling anxious or having a panic attack while travelling by car and your subconscious mind connects the anxious response with being in the passenger seat. For many people it develops because they feel they have no control over the situation or fear being in an accident. Whatever the cause, passenger anxiety is a learned anxiety response that can often be improved through self hypnosis and desensitization. As your confidence is restored and the automatic thought patterns that trigger the fear change, you feel calmer and more relaxed.

Why do I feel safer when I'm driving?

Many people feel much calmer when they are driving because they feel more in control and may believe they can drive more safely. As the driver it is you who decides how fast to drive, when to brake and what route to take. When you are a passenger you have to trust someone else's skill, focus and judgement and this can make some people feel anxious. This self hypnosis is designed to help you feel more comfortable and relaxed, so you are able to trust the driver and let them take control of the driving.

Can panic attacks happen in the car?

Yes. Some people experience panic attacks while travelling in a car, this is more likely to happen if they already have anxiety or panic disorder. Panic attacks involve a surge of panic and can be very frightening. Symptoms include, a racing heart, dizziness, sweating, shaking and feeling a strong urge to escape. Many fears and phobias involve the fear of having another panic attack as a primary feature. This hypnosis is designed to help reduce anxiety and help you feel calm when travelling by car. If you are looking for advice on stopping a panic attack you can read our article on 8 Ways to Stop a Panic Attack here.

Is passenger anxiety common after a car accident?

Yes. It is common for people to feel more anxious as a passenger after being involved in a car accident, or witnessing an accident. Sometimes it can continue for many years after an accident, because you subconsciously associate being in the passenger seat with feeling anxious or panicking. This hypnosis is designed to help reduce the fear response, replacing it with a calm, positive feeling about travelling and relaxing when you are a passenger.

What is amaxophobia?

Amaxophobia is the fear of travelling in a vehicle or the fear of driving yourself. Some people in addition to anxiety as a passenger also experience anxiety while driving themselves. Fear of driving or being a car passenger is quite a common fear and can range from mild nervousness to severe anxiety or phobia.

What is ochophobia?

Ochophobia is another name used to describe a fear of vehicles or travelling in vehicles. The terms ochophobia, amaxophobia and motophobia are all used to describe fear of travelling in vehicles. We have one of the biggest lists of phobias here on this website, so if you want to find out more go to the Complete A – Z of Phobias.

Can hypnosis help after a road traffic accident?

Yes. If you find that you continue to feel anxious about travelling, hypnosis can help. It may be after a recent incident or perhaps it happened a long time ago, the fearful response is essentially a learned habit reaction, and this can be changed with practice.

This hypnosis is designed to help by reducing anxiety and rebuilding your confidence, so that you can relax when travelling as a passenger. If you are experiencing severe distress or symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following an accident, you should also seek advice from your GP or a qualified mental health professional.

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