Cara, I live in Lincoln Park downtown. I am from the south, so Chicago is a defintely change for me, but I like it. I work downtown and never get in the car, and that is so nice. Once I moved to Chicago and stopped driving my panic attacks diminished alot (that was also when we closed on our house, I began the new job, and just got married). But I really think that traffic can stress people out, and when other things add to that it can make you go crazy!
I wish you the best....the thing that is most important is taking time for YOU!!! Ask your husband to help you, my husband helps me. He thought it was weird at first, but now he understands that there is something inside of me that can take over and it is no longer me in control, but this weird force inside.