Food triggers anxiety in some.
The car and the barber chair have one thing in common, you are slightly trapped in each. This can also be anxiety provoking.
Beware of benzo's except for prn/short term use.
A low dose of an ssri would probably help some of those symptoms. On 5mg of Lexapro, I can drive thru the nearly 2 mile Hampton Roads bridge tunnel in Virginia without any problem.