Panic while driving

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My mom quit driving when she was 35 or younger due to panic. I'm that age now and have quit jobs not because it's inconvenient but because if I have a full blown attack I lose vision sometimes! If there is not an exit nearby or no where to pull over I freak. Taking back roads not an option in the winter. I panic on most roads unless it's under fifty miles an hour. Tried C.B.T and medications and therapies. Almost died to addiction of anti-anxiety pills even though I didn't take more than prescribed. Watched a video on panic and it said to welcome the feeling and come to a peace with it. If I welcome it every time I start breathing funny I will never leave the house again. My mom has not left gets in decades except to doctors. How has anyone felt with every day trips without severe panic and anxiety? I even have nightmares about falling out of control over mountain tops after panic ridden road trips

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