Any accident is a serious stress that can instill fear in the bravest person. An accident lays in a person an understanding of vulnerability and the fear of a repetition of a similar situation.
Instructions
Step 1
About 80% of all accidents are not serious enough, they include minor collisions, a shortage of a couple of centimeters and other annoying little things. Usually, after such accidents, it is quite easy to cope with your feelings.
Step 2
Problems begin after serious accidents in which cars, passengers and drivers are affected. Trauma and shock in this case makes it difficult for the driver to even think about getting back behind the wheel. Accidents in which people die are especially severe. Recovery from such stress is a long, complex and individual process. Guilt-fueled fear can in principle prevent a person from ever getting behind the wheel, and in some cases they will feel terribly uncomfortable even as a passenger. The best way to get rid of this fear is to seek help from a good specialist.
Step 3
A person with a strong nervous system and developed volitional qualities can cope with such a situation on his own. But in this case, it is rather the presence of an adequate sense of responsibility that plays an important role. If it is overestimated, the feeling of guilt joins the fear, if the sense of responsibility is underestimated, in the future a repetition of the situation is possible, since the lesson has not been fully learned. It is very important to really understand what was the driver's fault, and where the unpleasant coincidence of circumstances worked.
Step 4
A serious help can be the need to get behind the wheel, situations in which you cannot do without a car. If, even in this case, you can think of why it is easier to do without a car than to get behind the wheel again, it is better to contact a specialist.
Step 5
It is best to start self-rehabilitation with the role of a passenger. After an accident, it is advisable for at least a week, or better for two, to abstract from driving, to pretend that you do not know how to do this at all. Live this state, do not let obligations put pressure on you, forget that you absolutely have to drive a car. After some time of such a passenger or pedestrian pastime, you will want to get behind the wheel, because you will miss driving, or maybe just out of principle or harm. The reason is irrelevant in this case.
Step 6
A good way to convince yourself to get behind the wheel (if you don't have time for long rehab) is to work with an emergency driving instructor. There are extreme driving schools in many cities. Studying in such an institution will give you the necessary skills for correct behavior in a difficult situation on the road, moreover, it will add confidence that you can cope with such difficulties, that is, it will cure your fear of a repetition of an emergency situation. Under the supervision of a professional and in the absence of risk to life, it is much easier to acquire all the necessary skills.
