Gephyrophobia What?
Have you ever come across the word Gephyrophobia? No? Then you might be asking, what the hell is it? Well, see this. Do you have trouble crossing under or over bridges?
If you answered yes, then you my friend have gephyrophobia! But wait, do not be afraid. It just sounds bad, but this like all of the known driving phobias there is like freeway phobia, fear of driving in snow etc. can be dealt with.
In scientific terms, gephyrophobia is described as a persistent or abnormal fear of bridges, especially when crossing it. People who suffer from this experience panic attacks while driving across or under bridges, anxiety and most of them are not aware that this particular fear is indeed irrational.
This fear may be brought about by other phobias as well like acrophobia or the fear of heights and claustrophobia or the fear of confined spaces. Then again, who can blame them? When in all actuality, traversing high bridges that go over gorges and other forms of water can really be intimidating, most especially very narrow and long bridges.
With that said, this particular fear of driving is very common. Some of the symptoms one experiences typically include breathing problems, excessive sweating, rapid heartbeat, light headedness and panic attacks. You might have experienced these symptoms or maybe yours may slightly vary, but either way, it is enough already to make one avoid traveling through bridges altogether.
If you are living with this fear, then you already know of the toll it gives you when it comes to your social life, family life, career and health. What if passing the bridges is part of your regular routine, then this is an everyday dilemma for you right?
Which is why you need to take the necessary action into conquering this driving problem of yours as early on as possible. Therapy is one good solution. The only problem is that it is very costly. If you do not have that much budget, search the Internet for valuable ideas and information regarding this matter.
You can find many good books there which employ several programs that are tried and tested by many. You see, the best way to battle this problem is for you to thoroughly educate yourself about this fear.
