It’s been awhile since I attempted therapy but I have something pressing to address. I have a fear of driving in the car when the speed exceeds about 35 mph. My daughter is about a month away from giving birth to my first grandchild and they don’t deliver babies in the town we live in. That means she has to go out of town, down a highway, going highway speeds to have her baby.
I desperately want to be there for the birth. I’m dead set on going but I don’t know how I’m going to do it without taking my usual 2mg of Ativan which causes memory lapses. I want to be mentally present for the birth and have a clear memory of the occasion. So I reached out to this new tdoc for help. He was trying to get a history on me but also took time to give me practical ideas on what I could do to help myself through the drive
He said I can break the car ride up into pieces, like drive for 25 miles then stop and get out of the car and do my breathing technique and ground. Repeat every 25 miles. He said maybe try taking .5 mg of Ativan at the beginning of the trip and another .5 halfway through. He had other ideas that were distraction techniques but I didn’t think they would work with my daughter in labor in the back seat.
I have another appointment with him soon, I guess we’re going to try for Monday, and hopefully he’ll have more ideas. I’m hoping It’s not too late in the game to get this problem solved.