Comments on: Fear of Driving Phobia – Vehophobia https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/ The Ultimate List of Phobias and Fears Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:07:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Angela https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/134777 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-134777 I know this is going to sound crazy. But there have been times that I would rather die than be put behind that wheel. I’ve been free of driving since high school. A friend died in a bad car accident before her prom, and I remember seeing her in the coffin with her dress that I believed was her prom dress. The body was slanted almost sideways because her skull took a lot of the impact when they hit the tree. It was so people couldn ™t see how bad it was. I never got my license after that. I got married to a man who drove me everywhere, but I paid a price for it. He was extremely controlling and, while trying to teach me to drive, screamed at me to the point I ™d get a panic attack and give up. Years later, I got divorced, and I was so afraid I didn ™t know how I was going to get around with no license, car, and four children. My mother rented me a house she bought that was conveniently located by a bus stop. I was okay with transportation. I got to work by bus, and I was taking college courses because I worked in the college. I created a sweet system for how I did groceries. I took one of those traveling bags where you pulled the handle out, and it had wheels. I brought it up on the bus filled with freezer packs, and by the time I got home, my stuff was still cold, even in the hottest summers. I made it work. I ™m not saying you should live like this by no means, but if you spend your life attacking yourself and letting people make you feel bad about something that you’re struggling with or any form of so-called inadequacies, you might as well roll over and die. I chose to survive. In the meantime, I met a man who helped me get my license. I have learned to push myself to drive at least to the closest markets. Before I met him, I was in a car accident. I got hit as a pedestrian walking across a street to catch a bus. After that, I developed a fear of cars. I don ™t like driving, I don ™t like being the passenger, I won ™t do highways. Again, I make small trips, and I ™m proud of my very small accomplishments, just the mere fact that I managed to get a driver’s license after all that. I don ™t focus on the fact that I don ™t drive much. I focus on the fact that at least I can get some basic stuff done. If there is something I don ™t appreciate about people, it’s having to defend or validate my anxiety and fear of driving when I say sorry, I can ™t do highways, or I can ™t drive that far out because my anxiety kicks in. There are always people who will try to push you out of your comfort zone, and I think it ™s great to promote growth. However, know when to respect a person ™s boundaries. If they feel adequate, don ™t make them feel less than that because you believe they should be where you are in life. I say this with driving and anything in general.

]]> By: Riley Murray https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/126638 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-126638 I can be in a car driving around town, no problem, but when it’s traveling, and it’s at high speeds, I get so scared that we will crash.

]]> By: Monica https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/115284 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-115284 I have been diabetic for 5 years and never had issues driving. I am 41 now. I had a bad experience behind the wheel, hard to explain, but I felt really scared and frozen. My body felt like I was going to tremble all over. I thought I wouldn’t make it home due to this horrible feeling. I don’t know what caused this, and I was so relieved to get out of the car. I am so scared to get behind the wheel again.

]]> By: Annie https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/113274 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-113274 It’s weird because one person shouldn’t have so much control, but I hate driving and am terrified of it because my first husband, who was controlling and abusive, had bad road rage. To the point he followed someone with a shotgun for 3 hours with our kids in the truck. I only drive for a minute down the road if I have to.

]]> By: Andrea Trubody https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/109422 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-109422 My husband was hit by a speeding teenager running a red light. He now is beyond terrified to drive. I cant drive because of my sight so we are now stuck at home and can only go short distances by public transport. He cant work as he was a professional driver.

]]> By: Priya https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/93238 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-93238 In reply to Ana.

Hi Ana. I am also 27 years old and you actually took these words out of my mouth. I also suffer from extreme guilt as I have to worry about people taking me around. I always cry myself to sleep thinking about it. I often think to myself that I’m so dumb that I can’t drive. It always seems like everyone can and I can’t. I really wish I could drive myself, to any place I want to. I have too many things that I could do if only I could drive. It would free me forever.

]]> By: Lynnette Robinson https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/89939 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-89939 In reply to Mayson.

I too have the same symptoms. I feel as though I am going to black out. This happens while at a stoplight. Lynn

]]> By: Mayson https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/88554 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-88554 Nobody has the same problem as mine! I was driving for 15 years with no problems, no accident, suddenly i found myself in this fear of having blackouts while driving. It’s silly to say that but for 3 years now i’ve been driving but with high anxiety.

]]> By: Kelly https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/87441 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-87441 This phobia is ruining my life, and my relationship. I don’t know what to do!

]]> By: Evelyn Kathleen Towry https://www.globalfears.com/fear-of-driving-phobia-vehophobia/#comments/86992 http://www.globalfears.com/?p=269#comment-86992 Let’s write a meaningful comment to this tribute:

Hello, my name is Evelyn. I’m 19 years old, I have autism and ADHD and special needs and lots of anxiety.
My fear of driving is bad enough to where I can’t even pass a written exam. I have never driven a car in my entire life. Well, one is because I was very developmentally delayed as a child and now I am physically capable of driving, my brain says otherwise. Anxiety is crippling. I want a job to help drive people around and help people on a day to day basis, what keeps me from doing so is my anxiety.
I’ve been trying to get to my goals but I have a fear of everything that comes my way!
I don’t like facing the reality of situations that seem very real.
What scares the **** outta me about driving is the fact that you are in a metal machine car that could kill you or somebody else at any second, you have people’s lives in danger and you can’t be thinking about other things you have to pay full attention to the vehicle. I’m not up for that.
It’s too scary for me.

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