VIRTUAL REALITY TO OVERCOME AMAXOPHOBIA
For more than 30 years, virtual reality exposure therapies have proven to be effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders and in particular in specific phobias such as the fear of driving. Gradual and progressive exposure to virtual reality can desensitise you and significantly reduce your anxiety.
The treatment of amaxophobia with virtual reality is an innovative and effective method.
« Virtual reality is 80% effective, with benefits that are maintained for more than a year after treatment. » Eric Malbos, Doctor Psychiatrist
C2Care, the world leader in therapeutic virtual reality (VR) since 2015, now allows you to expose yourself from your home. A psychologist will accompany you in your treatment using cognitive behavioural therapies (CBT) and virtual reality exposure to overcome your phobia.
This treatment of amaxophobia offers a practical and effective solution to overcome the fear of driving.
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VIRTUAL REALITY ADAPTS TO YOUR PHOBIA
HIGHWAY
The highway is a real source of anxiety for amaxophobes. Your therapist will be able to expose you gradually through the management of different elements :
- Flow: free-flowing traffic, medium and heavy traffic, traffic jams
- Drivers: trucks and motorbikes
- Obstacles: accident, ambulances
- Weather: sun, rain, fog
- Time of the day: day, night
The treatment of amaxophobia in this context helps to reduce the fear of driving on highways progressively and securely.
TUNNEL
The tunnel is a context often cited by driving phobics. In this environment, you will enter a tunnel and drive through it.
Your psychologist will gradually intervene on the environment and the control of the elements : speed of the vehicle, management of the road flow, addition of specific vehicles (motorbikes, trucks), perspectives from the car (passenger, driver), reversible weather (rain, fog, sun).
The treatment of amaxophobia in tunnels helps to reduce anxiety and overcome the fear of driving.
CITY
Driving in the city can quickly become a source of anxiety due to the numerous situations it can create : traffic signals, red lights, shop windows, heavy traffic, pedestrians, proximity to other vehicules.
The virtual city allows you to immerse yourself in an interactive environment and experience the reality of city driving : red lights, sound stimuli, pedestrians, priority passages.
The treatment of amaxophobia in an urban environment helps to overcome the fear of driving in the city.
BRIDGE
Often linked to the fear of heights, driving anxiety can also occur on bridges. The view of the void, with the possibilities it entails, such as the risk of falling, can generate anxiety. Whith virtual reality, you can relive the different stages of crossing a bridge, wether ascending or descending. You will finally be able to confront the bridge by modulating the traffic, the type of vehicle, the speed, or the weather.
The treatment of amaxophobia on bridges helps to reduce the fear of driving in these specific situations.
MOUNTAIN
The mountain can often be source of anxiety for people suffering from amaxophobia. Narrow, widing roads, hairpin turns, lack of visibility, proximity to the void, large vehicles that may force dangerous maneuvers. Exposure to this environment through virtual reality will help you stop avoiding these environments.
The treatment of amaxopohbia in mountainous areas helps to reduce the fear of driving on these complex roads.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. I get my headset
You will need to equiped yourself with a compatible virtual reality headset. You will then have an unlimited access to our software : C2Phobia, C2Drive, C2Hypno, C2Brain, C2Custom, and C2Motion.
2. I carry out my sessions
If you are followed by a therapist, you will discuss together your anxiety disorder, in order to understand it and to give you the necessary tools to reduce it. You will be exposed to virtual reality in a progressive manner adapted to your needs.
3. I use my headset autonomously
You will be able to repeat as many times as necessary the exposure to the different situations in order to create a habituation and thus reduce the anxiety related to them.
TESTIMONIALS
Each person tells in their own words about the support they have received and the major changes that have taken place in their lives. All these testimonies are proof that yes, one’s life can change, and that we are doing everything we can to guide you on the path to that change.