Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: CBT
Hey, just wondering who here has had CBT, or if you're doing it now, how do u find it, and does it actually work? My psychologist has just started it with me right now, and it's actually really interesting, I just wanted to know what to expect. I have heard it is quite hard work, I've only had about 2 sessions of it so far. any advice would be good.
I've been doing cbt for a few years but for it to really work I have to do it really on a daily basis. It is somewhat hard work because you have to be conscience of your thougths pretty consistently.
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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject:
yeah, it's deffinately not easy, but you shouldn't have to be afraid of CBT itself, you only go as fast as you want and everything is in your control. the only downside is if you get discouraged, there's nothing to keep you going.
but it's well worth it in the long run. you keep the skills you've learned forever. the cognitive... processes? that they teach you, i still use everyday. stick with it and i hope you find success in it.
I used to take CBT for my OCD and like Septor said, you get what you put into it. My OCD was so severe at that time that I really didn't want to participate in it. It involves interesting and useful techniques I agree.
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: group therapy all the way!
hey sad kat,
i started attending a group therapy about one month ago after my lovely psychologist suggested to get into a program at his particular anxiety clinic. i'm still visiting her for one-on-one counceling sessions as she's helping me untangle my past and unrelated issues to SA.
it was very nerve wrecking as the program does not only provide CBT therapy but places you into the very core of our fears, a social situation in which you have to exchange yourself with others.
we conduct behavioural experiments, for example during one of our breakes we were asked to go a a cafe and stand up one by one while saying a toast to the group. or we'd be given a topic on the spot and have to talk about it for a minute - whilst being filmed. all these excerceises were aimed at observing wheather people actually payed attention to us (cafe) and exploring the consequences of our behaviour (none) and the video provided us with a more accurate view about how we come across while we are talking and wheather and to what degree anxiety symptoms are visible (video). the outcomes of this were more than encouraging and the tasks proved that we were all beyond paranoid for no substantial reasons.
it may all sound scary and most sessions i sweated away but such experiments and social exposure create the pathway to recovery. setting yourself goals and practicing your skills on a day to day basis is very important and accepting that there will be progress and failiure so be patient. initiate yourself out of your personal comfort zone to disprove negative believes about yourself and soon enough you will be making some positive experiences with people.
one day i simply concluded that i will die inside my own head. everything that i had tried in the past wasn't working so i promised to never give up on myself despite my self-hatred and oh so low self-regard.
it's all in the head
i wish you the best of luck with your therapy
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