Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks

I am having trouble finding this information, anyone know??

Albert Ellis

what are the diffrences between these 2 approaches? Thanks!

Oh help. The behavioral therapy is only to change the conduct.

I am 30 years old and have had social phobia since around high school. I sometimes leave my house but it takes lots of effort. I am enrolled in a group therapy class where I practice speeches but I heard that CBT is helpful. Whats the best way to start this therapy. Thank you.

Both anything can help.

Been searching for ages, can’t find anything.
Can anyone help?

Advantages

It’s short term so more cost effective for both client and therapist

It deals with the here and now and focuses on strategies in order to become your own therapist

When a core belief/schema is identified it usually covers a broad range of cognitive errors in your thinking, and therefore helps manage a variety of your problems (although not always)

It helps the client identify the underlying reason to why certain behaviours occur or why the feelings are there…

Logic based approach and pro-active, in collaboration with the therapist

Disadvantages

Still fairly new as a model compared to Psychodynamic counselling and much of the research hasn’t been compared to control models but only on the target outcome.

With regards to medication-

Personally I don’t believe that CBT is more prone to maintaining someone on medication. CBT works well with people who are on medication because it does not tend to interfere. CBT has an assessment process where the therapist will find out which medication the client is on, know the side affects etc which means that it’s easier for them to conceptualize and make a forward thinking strategy alongside the medication.

Remember that although you may think the way you feel and behave the way you feel this doesn’t mean that you can’t stop behaving and carry on thinking… behaviour and thought I believe are interlinked but take for example someone trying to stop smoking- they can stop smoking yet still want and think about that cigarette… without having patches or tablets to stop smoking- the basis is how to cope, manage, tolerate the feelings of withdrawal? What are the steps that you can take to feel " ok " about it… that’s the goal.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavior therapy, CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to influence dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. CBT can be seen as an umbrella term for therapies that share a theoretical basis in behavioristic learning theory and cognitive psychology, and that use methods of change derived from these theories.[1].

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Ok, I suffer from social anxiety. I would really like to get help from a therapist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy. Does medical insurance cover something like that? How do i go about finding a therapist and getting help?

You should call your insurance company and see what your mental health benefit is. Usually insurances have a list of licensed therapists on their panel that they will give you based on where you live and sometimes what type of therapy, but that’s usually by categories such as individual/child/family/couples/etc. You would then contact these therapists and ask what their theoretical orientation is; in your case, you would ask if they utilize cognitive behavioral therapy. Keep in mind that you are allowed to "shop" for a therapist. That is, if you try one out and don’t get a good vibe, try another. You need to be comfortable with this person if you want to take care of your stuff.

You wouldn’t understand, but if I see a therapist I’d get fired from my job. And no, I work for a government agency so it wouldn’t be protected or anything. I have social anxiety disorder and major depression and I’ve been thinking about CBT for a long time.

yes, see below , it is even better
have your hormones checked, they can cause all this

how does it work and what does it do?

Thanks for your answers!
when and by who did this idea emerge?
to the first answerer.. how do mean "retrain" their brain?

how is it done?

It’s a relatively new idea in counselling. The idea being that you will retrain your brain to look at things from a different perspective. It teaches you to let go of all your old ideas and habits and approach them from a different angle. Apparently it’s a quite successful method.

By retraining the brain I mean: cease the way you approach obstacles now and approach them from a different direction

To help overcome nervousness, anxiety in social situations?
(I am going to a professional therapist about this, but the waiting list is 6 months to a year!!! I need some strategies now. Thanks!)

Hello Again Sue,
Go on to Google and type in the above heading , you will be amazed on what is available.
Just a thought are there any self help groups near you , if it’s about money you might find that you can get help in financing a private consultation, so that you can see some one in a week or two.
Sorry I can’t be of more help.

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.

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.