I feel this. Anticipation anxiety is no fun. I usually try to distract my brain and set a time in my head for when I have to start to get ready and literally do stuff that takes my mind off of it until then ie: watch videos do a little craft, clean something etc etc. That's also easier said than done for me I guess because of ADHD but that's what helps me

I know the feeling. I used p*rn, m*sturbation and org*sm as a coping mechanism. It wasn't long before I was addicted. One thing God's shown me, though, is that addictions do NOT help. They make you feel good and even calm you down for a time, but it doesn't get to the root of the issue. I know that counselors are a great help when it's the right fit. I encourage you to look for one; the stigmatism around counselors is false. Sometimes having an outside perspective, especially a professionals, is a real help and a huge blessing. God is also known as the Mighty Counselor; He's been teaching me stuff even when I didn't know what the heck was going on 😂 My anxiety is high, and it's hard to do my job. But learning to understand why that is is a huge first step towards uprooting it. Those results last.

Hard to give advice on this as it's something that is gonna differ from person to person and situation to situation but I find your tactics mixed with years of self management practices manage me through my experiences like that though I fail if it's not something like work and I don't have someone accompanying me usually

We’ll see though