For many of these reasons I find things like driving and large public gathering uninviting. This feeling of vulnerability often leads to a paranoid state of mind which does not help my anxious state. The loss of control of what should come easily leads to a slip in control of what could be described as the "Inward Wits" .

I tend to get that as well. Retreating to Nature seems to help a lot with this. Wish you clarity in all your endeavors.