Psychology Today | 21.06.2026 03:28
As a licensed therapist specializing in anxiety disorders, I have spent years observing a dramatic, steady surge in the number of individuals battling intense driving anxiety—most specifically, freeway phobia. Despite the vast, staggering number of people who are secretly dealing with this debilitating fear on a daily basis, it remains one of the least openly discussed and most misunderstood mental health challenges of our time. It seems like a hidden epidemic hiding in plain sight on our morning commutes.
