I started CBT a little over a year ago when I began seeing a therapist. One of my most major issues was just not having any energy or caring about
anything. I was so deep in the dark that even doing something simple like taking a shower seemed so overwhelming. My therapist said it starts with baby steps and my first baby step was to "force" myself to simply take a shower and my therapist said that although it was something so simple, I would feel like I accomplished something. So, my first goal was getting out of bed and taking a shower and you know after a few weeks of forcing myself to do this simple little task, I did see what she meant by feeling like I had accomplished a goal. As each week passed my therapist and I would set a new goal for the following week and that was my "homework". Like I said, it might have been something as simple as showering or making my bed but those little goals can make a huge difference in how you feel and your self-worth and just get you going. I still struggle every day with my anxiety and there are a lot of bad days but each day I do get up and set at least one goal for the day that I "force" myself to do and in time I don't have to "force" myself to do it, I just do it without thinking. For me it's all about
setting goals and changing how I think and changing my behavior and how I "react" as well. Things slowly started getting better and I am now working full-time and actually accomplishing stuff. Not saying I don't come home from work and crawl onto my couch and stay there the rest of the day cause that does happen a lot. It's all about
baby steps and focus and sometimes just shear willpower and stubborness towards ourself.