Help Anxiety about therapy

[AmanSilvers]

When I was a teen I got forced to start therapy on two different occasions, with two different therapists, and I had quite a lot of sessions, but I could never get myself to say anything meaningful. I could choke out some minor details about my day but no matter how much I wanted to I couldn't get any important words out.
I honestly don't know what exactly makes me nervous about the situation. Talking to people in general makes me nervous, but this is worse than that.
Anyway now I am in my 20s and I have made my first appointment with a therapist. I am hoping the fact that I am choosing this will be enough to make me open up, but I am wondering if anyone has any tips for this sort of thing?
I saw a thread with tips on how to do the whole therapy thing so maybe that will help a bit generally, but I'm not sure what to do about the anxiety other than breathe and push through it. Perhaps that will just have to be good enough.

It feels really ridiculous to be mentally ill about the thing that is supposed to help with the mental illness

 

[itsgone2]

It helps if you're comfortable with the person. It may be tough on the first visit. You might not be able to initially but I just decided this is what this person does all day, what does it matter what I say. So I'd just dump out exactly what I was feeling. Except that I have a plan. They may take action on that.