OUR ADVICE – Seized by irrational fears, some people stop driving or force themselves to take very impractical detours. At the cost of a real impact on their daily lives.
“It’s been quite a few years since I’ve driven, for fear. I do not know how to explain it. Sunday, I have to accompany my darling because he is taking the plane and I will have to drive alone on the way back with my son and the rain. I’m stressing out a lot”writes Navy (1). “For me, no highway, bridge or viaduct. I’m afraid of losing control and causing an accident, especially on the straights., reveals Lea. On online self-help groups, testimonials are often cries for help: how to overcome this irrational fear of driving?
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A difficulty far from being isolated: the largest study to date was carried out in 2005 by a psychologist commissioned by the Spanish insurance company Mapfre on a sample of 1,502 people; 27.3% of them said they were afraid to drive in certain circumstances and 6% felt a paralyzing fear preventing them from driving, also called “amaxophobia”. That is a total of 33.3% of the population…
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