Worried If I Panic At Certain Places?

[Checkered Life]

I'm going to be seeing an eye doctor soon for a regular exam and normally I wouldn't give it a second thought but that was before I had anxiety. Now, I'm worried about if I end having an attack while having the exam. I can't really afford to mess up on it since it's a test of my vision and when I'm anxious I tend to focus mainly on calming down instead of what's going on around me. What can I do?

[Phuzella]

Explain to them that you get anxious. I'm sure you're not the only anxious patient they've seen :)

[wantpeace]

I agree. Suffering anxiety is nothing to be ashamed of. Just be open with who you see. It won't always be like this.

[jayye]

I went to have an eye test the other day, I asked the examiner if the door could be left open (I'm phobic of getting trapped somewhere). I said I was claustrophobic, I'm actually agoraphobic but I find other people understand better if I say claustrophobic. It wasn't a problem. I had some anxiety but not a full blown panic attack. Hope you go on ok.