This would be something very interesting to talk to your therapist about. It sounds like you are very uncomfortable being "seen" in a general sense. There could be a lot of reasons and thoughts you have about something like that.

There are tricks you can do to get through it in the meantime. I will sometimes remind myself that in an hour or 2 or 24 or whatever, it will be over and I will be doing (whatever) then.

Another thing you can do is to prepare a little-- but don't overdo it. Write down what you want to say and the questions you want answered. Going prepared can feel good.

What do you do to help ease your anxiety in other situations?

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