CBT?
 

Hey,

I know Ive never really posted in Vets alot....well not that much. I'm starting CBT , cognitive behaviour therapy, tomorrow and I thought that you guys here might have more experience with it. Was just wondering what I'm letting myself in for and wanted to know if anyone found it useful.

Thanks, jay x

I had CBT (it was sort of a combination of therapys, but mainly CBT) for 2 years, I was signed off last summer.

I found it very good, it has certainly changed my perspectives about a lot of things. I guess I was lucky I got on really well with my therapist, she was a bit of an odd-ball *giggle* a bit like me, and I guess that helped too.

I can't say it 'fixed me' as my husband hoped it would, I crashed big time earlier this year and started SI'ing again, but it has changed me so that I seek help sooner, I cry occasionally now (somthing I didn't do before) etc. etc.

It is hard work, very hard work, very painful work, but it can help, it helps you look at things differently, and relate to people differently.

Honestly I'm glad I had it if I hadn't I probably wouldn't be around now. I would go back and do more, but i had to pay for it myself and it was expensive, at the moment I can deal enough to get away with not doing more.

I think someone did that to me without me knowing it...and it really did work. It helped me not only change what I was doing to myself but to change myself in better ways in general. Good luck. It is a hard process because you have to continuously examine yourself and your actions but in the end it is well worth it if you see it through.

Sometimes change is so constant you can't even feel it until you are
-Life as a house

Good luck.

Thank you very much for your experiences, it's made things seem less scary and daunting. My CPN sai dyou have to want to do this and have to give yourself completely to it. I'm not entirely sure Im ready for this, trying not to think about my appointment too much otherwise I'll start pacing again.

Thank you again to those who replied.

jay x

Funny, I have my first session of CBT tomorrow as well - we can share our experiences! I've had it in fits and starts before but wasn't fully ready, don't think. I think you have to be. Hope it goes ok x

I found it sort of worked without realising it too, you do have to work at it. I never missed an appointment, mainly because I liked my therapist rather than the therapy though!

Hi

I started CBT 6 weeks ago and so far it has been very helpful. My CPN seems to think I am doing really well with it. I have not SH for 3 months and the last cut was bad it took 5 weeks to heal, lots of caring for myself. Yes i enjoy doing CBT it offers a real insight into problems and the way I react to things. I am also going to start with group therapy in august/september.

hey Jay, who are you seeing and is it with East Caerphilly Mental Health Team? Matt sees a lovely pychologist called Menna Jones in Risca, but she also does sessions in Blackwood, and he sees a Psychiatrist who also does CBT sessions called Dr. Atwood in blackwood or Risca. *cuddles* hope you get on OK with it, what harm can it do to 'just go for it'? Things can't really get worse than they have been, there is no place worse than rock bottom. mand x

How did it go sweetie?

Heys.

Thank you all for your words of support. Mand I think I'm with North Caerphilly although they dont catagorise them as north south east west etc.

It went ok I guess, feel really really drained. It was hard cause I'm not used to talking about myself to people that I dont trust...its just way I was brought up....no talking about feelings and stuff. I dont know why but when she was going through part of the booklet I started getting emotional, was nearly in tears. Which isnt normal for me... no one sees me cry. Anyway she stopped and said I need to tell her when things like that happen.

Anyway got given first part of the book and left, read some of it but rest of today I've just felt really drained , been lying in bed since like 3pm.

Hope everyone is well.

jay x

proud of you for going !!

Im ALWAYS exhausted after a session so its quite normal. I hope you keep going and i hope she was nice too!

Love
Matthew xxx

Danke Matthew

Yea she was quite nice, we chatted about the whole "emo" thing where kids think its cool to cut etc. It wasnt all heavy/personal things we talked about which was good cause I guess last time I tried something like CBT it was all too much too fast and I walked away.

glad its going well jay, *hugs* mand x

you know when i first saw CBT, the first thing that came to mind was ****- and- Ball Torture lol...anyway, i hope it went well.