I can really relate, Miss Charlotte. Invisibility is a big marker for me, one that I still don't completely understand. When I get scared and start to dissociate, I feel invisible and it feels safer. Sometimes, though, in social situations I will feel overlooked and then invisible and it feels not safe at all.

I think you are right that being seen is a big task and, perhaps as your T suggested, one of the goals of therapy. When we can tolerate being seen by those close to us, we can also tolerate seeing ourselves completely.