Re: cognitive behaviour therapy
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 1:54 pm
Hello there,
Can I ask who advised you to try this? If it was a professional such as your doctor, then they ought to supply you with some information or a well qualified recommendation.
In order for CBT to be effective, you need to be able to access your cognitions (anything that can be verbalised inside your head) and proactively change them as well as using coping skills taught by the professional to use in your life. There is more 9complex and comprehensive) that I could add, but this is the simplest way to put it initially.
In this first instance, you might like to take a look at my responses on these two threads:
viewtopic.php?f=688&t=6859
And this:
viewtopic.php?f=688&t=6887
Then do ask me any other questions and I'll do my best to answer as thoroughly as I can.
I have been advised to try cognitive behaviour therapy to improve my mood but I am unsure where to start with trying this and whether it will work.
Can I ask who advised you to try this? If it was a professional such as your doctor, then they ought to supply you with some information or a well qualified recommendation.
In order for CBT to be effective, you need to be able to access your cognitions (anything that can be verbalised inside your head) and proactively change them as well as using coping skills taught by the professional to use in your life. There is more 9complex and comprehensive) that I could add, but this is the simplest way to put it initially.
What you cite here is very typical indeed. Far from meaning that an alternative treatment would better for you, I'd say this makes you a very good candidate for CBT.When I feel low I ruminate on situations and find it difficult to do the things that I know might make me feel better e.g talk things through with other people or see people to socialise. Does this mean that an alternative treatment may be better for me?
In this first instance, you might like to take a look at my responses on these two threads:
viewtopic.php?f=688&t=6859
And this:
viewtopic.php?f=688&t=6887
Then do ask me any other questions and I'll do my best to answer as thoroughly as I can.