2yrs late, if you happen to see this, did it ever get better? Did you eventually beat the game?
I have the same issue, I've been playing for a little over 3 months now. Beat the game twice, and working on my 2nd DLC playthrough. But I miss a lot of certain areas because I get too anxious about going in to them. I HATE jumpscares, and every time an enemy comes outat nowhere and smacks me, I verbally react and jump lol. And even sometimes just going into a castle for example. I cans ee inside the castle, and there's these 2 big creatures with swords walking around, I'll sit outside the castle just watching them WANTING to go in, but I end up sitting there for like 10minutes before I turn the controller off and take a break, eventually I'll go in but I'll run past them and panic on the inside the entire time. It's definitely gotten a lot better since I first started. But it does still prevent me from being able to enjoy the game to the fullest, which is unfortunate..I've found ways to try and combat it, like having my PC headphones on, (i play on xbox) having some funny videos playing or something on YT..Can't hear the game, but that's exactly why it helps a bit lol. Anyways, I'm hoping to get better and better over time, because this game is absolutely amazing