hello in this video we're taking a detailed look at how to overcome the fear of driving
over bridges have you been driving for many many years and suddenly without any reason
whatsoever you've just got this fear when you go over the bridge maybe one you've driven over
hundreds of times before do you find that your hands start sweating your stomach starts crunching
you feel like you've got butterflies in your stomach and your heart starts racing and you feel
a panic when you realize that there is nowhere to pull over well don't worry because you're
not alone if you're suffering from those symptoms my name's paul and i work as an online therapist
where i help people all over the world to overcome a wide range of driving related issues and without
doubt the fear of driving over bridges is one that comes up time and time again i have made other
videos on this but this one i'm making in april 2022 is when i've now worked with dozens of people
who have got this problem probably hundreds by now and i understand a lot more about it than i did
when i made previous videos so feel free to check those videos out but this is more of an updated
version so let's have a look at why you've got this problem to begin with well the most important
thing to understand is as you know if you've watched other videos of mine and i've now got
over 100 videos on driving anxiety you can check those out in my playlist linked in the description
but the reason you've got this has got nothing to do with driving because as i always say
driving anxiety has nothing to do with driving so when you drive over a bridge and you're getting
these panic attacks that's a symptom of another problem in a previous video i mentioned about how
it's a fear of heights and while that is true the fear of heights actually has nothing to do
with the fear of heights and you see this is where it gets very very difficult for people
to understand what you're experiencing it's just a symptom so what's happening is you've
got something in your life that needs resolving this is some kind of issue that's probably been
going on for many many years and until you resolve it this is how he chooses to show itself now why
does that how it does that we don't know nobody in the world knows this whatever people tell you
will probably never know exactly how the mind works and how the human body works completely
we've got theories and ideas but that's all they are so rather than get involved in talking about
that kind of stuff what i'm more bothered about is actually getting rid of it but what's happening is
you've got some kind of trapped emotion a trapped feeling from the past which for whatever reason
is coming out when you drive over a bridge so some examples of this that i've had in the past
have been relationship issues abuse as a child losing a toy losing a pet it can be family issues
it can be anything from your past and this is why i'll say it's got nothing to do with driving
if ever you see someone offering you a driving course that is never going to get rid of the
fear of driving over bridges and i know this because as well as being a professional therapist
trained to a very high standard way above that the most therapist you'll meet i was also a driving
instructor for over 20 years and i taught over a thousand people to drive i also trained hundreds
of driving instructors so when it comes to driving and anxiety i know exactly what i'm talking about
so that's why you've got the problem it's some kind of issue from your past and if you don't
believe or agree with that well that's fine but just know that you'll have the problem for as long
as you believe that to be the case because that is what causes it and until you believe it's true
and until you accept that and are willing to work through that you won't get anywhere with this
and i'm saying this because i understand that when i was not a therapist when i just worked
as a driving instructor i used to think that just sounds crazy this is all just weird
nonsense how can any of that trapped emotions and all this have anything to do with driving
well i went and got educated trained in therapy worked with hundreds of people to help them
overcome the fear of driving and i can promise you that's what it is and that's why you won't get
anywhere by just driving because it doesn't matter if you open a window if you drink more caffeine
less caffeine that is not the problem it's to do with a trapped emotion from your past so how
do you get rid of this well the simple way to get rid of it is that you go through a short course of
therapy which is what i do with people i've done this in as little as 20 minutes so from the time
the call began i work with people online through video chat and we just go online we talk to each
other it doesn't matter where you are i've worked with many people in america australia all over the
world we talk online and i've done it as little as 20 minutes the problem has gone now that is quite
unusual and i'm not saying it will always be that quick normally it takes anywhere from one to four
hours because everyone's problem is unique to them and this is what you need to understand when
people watch videos like this they're often hoping for some quick fix answer some one-size-fits-all
solution where they can just clap their hands times dance around the car backwards sing a song
and then the problem goes people often look for these magic quick fix solutions what i do
is not a magic quick fix solution we actually go and find the cause of the problem and we dig
it out and we change it forever this is not just something that's going to last for a day or two
and then go this is something that can change your life and i'm talking way beyond just the fear of
driving over bridges because i can promise you something that might surprise you did you know
that this problem will be showing up in other areas of your life have you ever realized that
it is never ever just isolated to driving now you may have a range of other issues like relationship
problems sleep problems weight problems smoking problems they can all be linked to the same thing
and i've had times when i've done this with people and not only can they drive over bridges but they
go and have a relationship for the first time in years how does that work well i've explained this
in other videos so i won't go over it again but if you want to be going over bridges all you need to
do is contact me through my website 1stdrive.com or click the links in the description you can book
a call with me and we'll have a short chat for about 10 to 15 minutes and we'll go over a few
things get some details and i can explain how i can help you so if you want to get over this fear
of driving over bridges and get back to living your life the way you want to without having to
avoid bridges spending hours driving around them planning different routes having to check every
route you do to see if there's a bridge along the way having to program yourself nav to avoid
bridges you can avoid all those problems by simply contacting me and get the help you need so contact
me through my website 1stdrive.com and check out these other videos on the screen now for more help
with the fear of driving thanks for watching and as always i'll see you again soon for more videos