Support Organisations – Help For Road Anxiety

Ride Drive have gained a great deal of experience in helping people overcome road anxiety and driving phobia; people who for whatver reason are perhaps too scared to drive on motorways, drive over bridges, or drive on hills. There are many causes, but whatever your fear of driving a car, we know that your life will feel pretty miserable right now.

We appreciate how difficult it will be to overcome driving phobia, especially if you are having regular motorway panic attacks. However, unless you deal with any underlying issues, you are not going to be in the best position to overcome road anxiety.

Take a look at the list of support groups below, as you never know, one of these may provide a way in which you can move forward to a better quality of life.

Support Groups

Cruse Bereavement Care
PO Box 800
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 1RG

Tel: (Helpline) 0844 477 9400

Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Web: http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/

Promoting bereaved care for people who become affected by death, to understand their grief and cope with their loss. Services are free to bereaved people. The organisation provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.

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Assist Trauma Care (Assistance Support & Self-Help In Surviving Trauma)
11 Albert Street
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2RX

Tel (Helpline): 01788 560800
Web: http://www.assisttraumacare.org.uk/

Assist is a support organisation for people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress

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Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society (Combat Stress)
Tyrwhitt House
Oaklawn Road
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT22 OBX

Tel: 01372 841 600
Web: http://www.combatstress.org.uk

Specialising in the mental welfare of ex-Service men and women from all ranks of HM Forces and the Merchant Navy who suffer from psychiatric disabilities, including PTSD.

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Traumatic Stress Clinic
73 Charlotte Street
London
W1T 4PL

Tel: 020 7530 3666
Web: http://www.traumaclinic.org.uk

Established by the Department of Health as a National Centre for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and helps adults, young people, children and families who are experiencing stress reactions as a result of either being involved in, or being witness to a major traumatic event.

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Traumatic Stress Centre
17 Ruggles Terrace
Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JB

Tel: 01792 521063
Web: http://www.trauma999.co.uk.

A private clinic set up to assist those suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Comprehensive patient resources are available at http://www.patient.co.uk
Best time to telephone: normal office hours.

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Road Peace
PO Box 2579
London
NW10 3PW
United Kingdom

Contact Tel: +44 (0)20 8838 5102
Support Line: +44 (0)20 8964 1021
Fax: +44 (0)20 8838 5103
Email: info@roadpeace.org
Web: http://www.roadpeace.org/

The UK's national charity dedicated to supporting bereaved and injured road crash victims, was set up in February 1992 to meet the overwhelming need for a national organisation to represent and support this huge group of victims and draw attention to their almost non-existent rights.

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Brake
Brake is a road safety charity dedicated to stopping road death and injury through awareness–raising campaigns, including Road Safety Week and educational resources including leaflets, posters and advertisements. They also care for people bereaved and injured on the road. The Headquarters are in the UK, but welcome members from around the world

Web: http://www.brake.org.uk/index.php

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Anxiety UK was established in 1970 and over the years has grown to become the largest charity dealing with anxiety disorder. It has now absorbed an organisation that was known by many as The National Phobics Society and is a a member–led organisation, believing firmly that those who have personal experience of anxiety disorder are often best–placed to support others similarly affected.

ANXIETY UK
Zion Community Resource Centre
339 Stretford Road
Hulme
Manchester
M15 4ZY

Tel: 08444 775 774
Fax: 0161 226 7727

General information: info@anxietyuk.org.uk

Email support service: support@anxiety.org.uk

Web Address: http://www.anxietyuk.org.uk

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