Driving anxiety is common and is often triggered by a specific driving situation, such as heavy traffic or highway driving. However, if there is a persistent fear of driving and it is stifling a person’s quality of life, their anxiety could actually be a severe phobia.
Vehophobia (also known as amazophobia) is one of the lesser-known injuries that can occur after a car accident. Vehophobia is the medical term for a pathological, unrelenting fear of driving to the extent that it affects a person’s lifestyle. From a clinical point of view, vehophobia is an anxiety disorder, similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although, unlike PTSD, vehophobia can occur without a negative past experience and can develop irrationally or without reason.
However, the most common cause of vehophobia is traffic accidents. If you have experienced a serious car wreck in Florida and are experiencing any of the following symptoms, you could be suffering from vehophobia:
Although traffic accidents are the most common cause of vehophobia, other causes include:
If you think you may be suffering from vehophobia, you should schedule an appointment with your doctor as soon as possible.
People who have vehophobia usually find ways to avoid driving, like using ride-sharing services or public transportation to get around. Fortunately, people do not have to live a life where they are controlled by their fear of driving as there are many effective treatment options, such as:
Vehophobia is a severe phobia that can prevent a person from living their life to the fullest. Treatments for vehophobia can rack up medical bills, adding unneeded stress to a person’s life and exacerbating their anxiety. An experienced car accident attorney in Orlando may be able to help you recover compensation to help pay for your medical treatments.
At Umansky Law Firm, we have over 100 years of combined legal experience helping people throughout Central Florida seek justice for the suffering they’ve endured due to negligence. If you’ve been hurt in a car accident, it may be possible to pursue compensation to help you get back to your regular life. Call our office or complete our contact form to schedule a free consultation. We are ready to help you with your case day or night, 24 hours a day. Virtual consultations are also available for your safety and convenience.
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