I could have written the exact same thing Blacky. I’m fine looking at people in the eye in “real life”. But my therapist? Nope. I know her shoes, rug and everything on the floor. I also look at her when she’s looking away and had a moment the other day where I didn’t realise she had glasses! I have feelings of embarrassment, shame, and I also get very shy like I did when I was a child which really annoys me, but I understand it because I feel about 7 sometimes!

I have spoken to her about it and I’ve told her how important it is to me to look at her in the eye. She and I to a degree, think it’s about feeling vulnerable and letting her in. I’m really going to try when I next see her though.