How can I get over my anxiety or fear of driving on highways?

Well Driving is related with dealing to emotions. Emotions need to be dealt. When you are in control you can control your life as well your steering as per the need. So I guess you need to keep calm and to focus on the Upcoming as well going with someone will always make you feel Secure and safe and Relaxed. Try to listen to Smoothening Music!

It would be a good idea to have someone in the car with you for positive support. This would help you to stay calm.

You need to conquer your fears try driving on like short highways and working your way up but don't go alone. have someone with you

Practice is the only way. It can take time, and maybe starting on a highway when traffic is very light, and building up to heavier traffic, but like anything else in life to overcome your anxiety and fear you must conquer it by doing.

Learn how to drive on highways. Then go on highways when there is a traffic jam so you could even walk. The more often you realize how to drive on highways the less fearful you will be.

Since highways have a minimum speed needed, you can get over your fear of it with baby steps: First, you can try going with that minimum speed in a street that you know and that isn't always filled with cars. Then, you can try to drive with that same speed on a street that has more cars, so you have to pay attention to other drivers and not only yourself. Going on crowded streets that have a lot of movement will help you to be prepared for any trip that involves highways. You can also put some music that makes you relax, or go with a friend that you feel confortable with, so you can be less nervous while driving. Good luck :)

There are many ways in which you could get over your anxiety and fear of driving on highways. Two routes that are popular amongst psychotherapy would be CBT(cognitive behavioral therapy) and ERP(exposure and response therapy). With the Cbt you will learn to shift your thoughts from anxiety provoking to less anxiety provoking. With ERP, you could expose yourself to the fear on a heirarchy. Meaning you could start by experiencing your fear at a low level, to eventually achieving your highest level of anxiety. For example you could start by sitting in the back seat of a car and viewing the highway and sitting with the negative feelings. Then next time you could sit in the passenger and sit with the anxious feelings. Then drive on the highway for one exit, then two, three, up to the point that the anxiety lowers when confronted with your fear. Two popular ways, both recommended to do with a therapist.

Walk around more often, perhaps try to walk more natural routes through forests or parks and avoid walking around at night.

They say that you are supposed to gradually expose yourself to the situation in which you feel fear or anxiety, whether or not they would work for you is up to you.

The best way to get past an anxiety or fear is to expose yourself to it. You will likely want to do this in stages of increasing difficulty. I'd suggest starting with a driving instructor who can coach you while you drive. Another starting point could be to find a section of highway near you that has a couple of on-ramps that are close together. You could practice coming on and off the highway without having to spend too long on the highway itself, so you have a chance to recover before you try again.