Anyone going through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

mandy30

Hi,

I have just started CBT and was wondering if anyone else was too. Or has in the past. Be nice to share the experience with another or hear from someone who has been through the process

Esoteric_

I'm not sure what specific information you're looking for, but I did it for about a year when I was in my late teens, and found it extremely useful. I didn't really need counselling, because I knew the root of the issues I was having, and I didn't feel the need to talk a whole lot about it, but the CBT helped me to figure out where I was being irrational, how to think more logically and, though it took a long time, I can think rationally about anything really, no matter how bad I may be feeling, and I can pin-point when I'm thinking irrationally about something, and change my method of thinking.

mandy30

Thanks

I suppose I wanted to hear of success its had for other people. And I'm glad it worked for you

How long were you attending for?

Esoteric_

mandy30 wrote: »

Thanks

I suppose I wanted to hear of success its had for other people. And I'm glad it worked for you

How long were you attending for?

I was attending for about a year, usually once a fortnight, but at times it was once a week, depending on how I was doing, or once a month if I was doing well.

mandy30

Am going once a week here for now.

I have only had 2 sessions but feel a bit better in some way already having just talked to her.
I found normal counselling to be good, but never really helped me work on real solutions.

Hoping my good feeling about CBT works out

Esoteric_

mandy30 wrote: »

Am going once a week here for now.

I have only had 2 sessions but feel a bit better in some way already having just talked to her.
I found normal counselling to be good, but never really helped me work on real solutions.

Hoping my good feeling about CBT works out

Tbh, if you've got a good feeling about it already, I'd be inclined to think it might work for you. Once you find the right person to treat you, you will have a good feeling about it, and that's when things start to get more positive. I actually disliked my therapist when I first met him. :pac: But after about 5 sessions, I was feeling good about it, and that's when it all started working for me.

Best of luck with it!

Owryan

Been getting CBT for about 2 years now. Wouldnt be here if I hadnt

Wanderer2010

I have been having it for about a year now and have mixed feelings on it. On the one hand it uncovered a whole host of faulty thinking patterns about myself (useless, worthless, socially inept etc) and I learned to challenge these thoughts and see myself in a new light and for a while I was happier and doing new things, then I crashed right down when I exposed another element of my life which had been fuelling my actions and dead end social situations, and this exposure has just refused to go anywhere so Im left now with trying to work through another few layers but until then any positive life changes I experienced from the first 6 months are now gone and Im back to square one, at times feeling even worse than before my first session. Im hoping that eventually with more therapy Ill be stronger and able to cope with life but thats a good bit away sadly.

Ickle Magoo

OP,

PI is a forum in which posters can ask for advice on a particular issue they are experiencing in their personal life, rather than polling for experiences from other posters or to get general recommendations.

There's a great thread on the different kinds of therapy an how to go about getting the kind of therapy that suits you best HERE.

All the best. :cool: