Have you ever taken Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?!


Question: Have you ever taken Cognitive Behavioral Therapy!?
My counselor is doing that with me now!. Is it normal that I feel anxious & annoyed @ 1st!? Fear of change & new adaptation!. I know it's good change, & it's for the better!. Supposed to help me!. It's very difficult for me to try to alter my thoughts, especially that with my OCD, I can't control the thoughts!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
I have had CBT for depression, anxiety and helping to manage my chronic pain!. It's a well studied type of therapy and can be very helpful!.

It seems very simple and is in many ways!. It can depend on how the therapist works it out with you and I believe that can sometimes affect how someone feels or responds to it but the biggest thing is how you feel!.

It's common to feel annoyed!.!.!. sometimes that's resistance to change!.!.!. or feeling like there is no way this can really help me!. I think it's hard to have hope when you feel so out of control!. OCD is like that!.!.!. makes you feel so out of control and anxious but I notice one thing!.!.!. you stated at the end!.!. !."I CAN"T control the thoughts"!.!.!.!. that's true!.!.!. to an extent!.!. but not completely!. CBT can REALLY help you learn to have better control over your thoughts and how you respond to them!. You might can't stop them from coming but you can learn to deal with them and manage them but it does take work and effort and motivation on your part!. It's hard!.!.!. and doing the homework!.!. it's repetative to help it stick and to help your brain relearn to think differently!.

I know it's really tough sometimes but it's good for you but first and foremost, you really need to feel the motivation to want to do it and feel hope that you can have help!.

I feel like you should also tell your therapist that you feel annoyed right now! That's normal and the more you tell your therapist, the better!. SOmetimes they sense it!. I know my therapist sensed my reluctance and resistance that I wasn't even aware of early on but she was very in tune to me and not every therapist is like that!. So the more you tell them, the better it is for you to work through these roadblocks!.

Just know that CBT is an excellent type of therapy and that it is very useful for OCD and many other issues!. Good fortune!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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