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Old Feb 16, 2009, 08:32 PM
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I think its very normal to feel this way. I personally have been in therapy for a couple years now and I still feel nervous before EVERY session! I'm normally an anxious wreck when I first get in there, but after I'm there and hear my T talking, your nerves calm down.

If you are finding that the anxiety is getting really bad, can you think of anything that you might be able to do to distract yourself? It sounds to me like your work was a good place for you to be before your appt, is there something that can keep you pre-occupied at home? Or perhaps, even journaling about why you're scared could help you to get it out of your system?

Hang in there, and try to go to your appt if you can. Feel free to even bring it up with your T, maybe him/her will be able to do some routines at the beginning of the session to help calm you down?

Jacq
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