Yes. yes yes yes yes yes! I am a graduate student in psychology, in a class with only 6 other students, and that is my biggest fear. I sat there for months, fearing that my professor knew the intricate details of my mind, fearing that I was as see-through as a book when we would talk about depression, or eating disorders, or self-injury, or anxiety (the list goes on). Eventually, I acknowledged the elephant in the room. I went to chat with my prof in her office, and told her that I had personal things going on for me that made it difficult for me to fully be attentive in class. I told her that I did my best to come prepared for class, and be an active participant, but that my current circumstances prevented me from being as fully engaged as I would like. This lead to an open discussion about a whole slew of things, and I felt MUCH better afterwards.

Now, I'm not saying that you should go and tell your prof your whole life story, but, if you are worried about your class(s) then this might be one way to broach the subject. If nothing else, your prof might be able to guide you to more affordable (or free) resources in your area. Generally, people who go into psychology have compassion for those struggling, and so while perhaps you might feel this is a conflict of interest, you can still have a meaningful discussion that would be helpful for you, without having to provide her intimate details that might leave you feeling more vulnerable.

I hope some of this helped... please feel free to PM me if you would ever like to talk about anything.

Sending kind hugs your way,
Jacq