CBT is bollocks.
Posted: Mon 13 Jul, 2015 2:20 am
I've just finished my third CBT experience.
My latest therapist was a lovely woman in her mid fifties who was quite obviously well trained in the field.
I could see every little cog ticking in her brain, not because she was stupid or slow, but because she'd been trained to be so predictable.
Frankly I could have talked to her for a week non stop and she wouldn't have been able to do me any good.
What people like me need is professional help, not a chat with a well meaning hippy.
My latest therapist was a lovely woman in her mid fifties who was quite obviously well trained in the field.
I could see every little cog ticking in her brain, not because she was stupid or slow, but because she'd been trained to be so predictable.
Frankly I could have talked to her for a week non stop and she wouldn't have been able to do me any good.
What people like me need is professional help, not a chat with a well meaning hippy.
You're pretty awesome, yourself. What help? Man, I wish I knew but at least we can add 'not CBT' to the list of tried-that-not-helpful. A doctor who will listen fully and properly to you (as you're the only 'expert' on yourself) would be a good start. One who will think carefully about the options, and who will then not only ask you if you'd be willing to try a different course of action/treatment but then, if you agree, quickly get you an appointment to see a specialist in that - and then follow up with you to see how that's going...