"It's been quite a few years since I've driven, out of
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 stress a max”
, writes Marine (1).
“For me, no highway, bridge or viaduct.
I'm afraid of losing control and causing an accident, especially on the straights”
, reveals Léa.
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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