What is CBT?

Sorry I just never knew what it meant.

D.S.

The basic pricipal is learning how to recoginize and change negative/fearful thinking patterns into positive/productive ones.

The premise is that changing your thoughts can and will change your mood.

Here is a short synopsis from the Mayo Clinic's site:

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a common type of mental health counseling (psychotherapy). With cognitive behavioral therapy, you work with a mental health counselor (psychotherapist or therapist) in a structured way, attending a limited number of sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking, so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way.

Cognitive behavioral therapy can be a very helpful tool in treating mental disorders or illnesses, such as anxiety or depression. But not everyone who benefits from cognitive behavioral therapy has a mental health condition. It can be an effective tool to help anyone learn how to better manage stressful life situations.

Plain and simple.... It is talk therapy to help you express what you feel and think and take the negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. It takes some time but it has been such a life saver for me. If you are thinking of doing it I would say YES YES YES YES to doing so.

Cilly,

This may be a good option for you then...the work feels pro-active...with little 'down-time' (wondering what to say) or awkward conversations like might happen in conventional talk therapy.

We also have self-help/on-line versions of this in our Resources if you'd like to have this alternative option.

Let me know if you need the links.:)

S.C.

Plz send me links SC.

Hi all