Torn Mind,
I sure can relate to your anxiety about going to the hairdresser. I absolutely dread getting my hair cut. When they ask how I want it cut, I always tell them to just cut it however they think and I never have them do anything other than cut it - no styling! That would be way too stressful! Never look in the mirror!

The last time I had my hair cut, I had terrible anxiety about going (waited 6 months in between). Talked to tdoc about it in the prior 2-3 sessions just to convince myself to go. Then when I actually went, I wanted to sneak in and sneak out - no styling, etc. Well, there was a lady there whom I had never met. She liked my hair (I have straight silver gray hair). When I told the hairdresser to just cut it however she wanted (anything to avoid attention! and to get out of there!), this other lady insisted on staying to see how it turned out! She meant well........but she had no idea that I was ready to crawl out of my skin! It was terrible. Here was this lady who kept trying to talk to me about my hair (agh!!!) and I couldn't bring myself to look in the mirror.

Oh well, I survived and tdoc got a chuckle - I'm sure he thought it was a good experience for me, but it is not something I ever want to go through again.

I suppose some people would appreciate the attention - yuck!