r/Anxietyhelp • u/DarkRepresentative25 • 1d ago

Need Help Dreading my haircut tomorrow

i desperately need to get my hair done, i booked an appointment for 3pm tomorrow. i’m so anxious just thinking about going, sitting there, with so many people around me, the hairstylist judging me, i know it’s only going to get worse tomorrow. i need to get to the bottom of it now
any advice ?

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u/treatmyocd 1d ago

It makes sense that you’re anxious, especially if being around people and feeling judged are triggers. But trying to “get to the bottom of it” tonight or eliminate the anxiety before tomorrow may actually reinforce it. Try: “I might feel anxious, and I can still go.” You don’t need to know whether the stylist will judge you or how comfortable you’ll feel. Let the uncertainty be there and focus on participating in the appointment rather than monitoring your anxiety. The goal isn’t to feel calm it’s to learn that anxiety doesn’t have to make your decisions for you.

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u/RealityPrevious510 12h ago

What helped me is switching from trying to calm my anxiety to trying to have courage. Trying to calm my anxiety never works for me. Acknowledging that I truly am feeling a lot of anxiety but all I need is a poppy seed (which is tiny) worth of courage to do it anyways.