Is there any way to give yourself cognitive behavioral therapy without seeing a therapist?
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
February 10th, 2010 at 1:10 am
Yes is the word
There are many online CBT programmes and I can recommend 2 good ones
They are free and deal with social issues, anxiety and depression
http://www.ecouch.anu.edu.au
http://www.moodgym.anu.edu.au
http://www.livinglifetothefull.com
http://www.depressioncenter.net
http://www.paniccenter.net
http://www.facingus.org (online selfhelp programme and an interactive mood tracker and self home care plan) V-good!
http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/
Hope this helps.
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February 10th, 2010 at 1:55 am
I have never heard of anyone getting fired for seeing a therapist to help themselves. Please double check this and get the help you need. If you don’t get help you could end up loosing your job anyway.
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February 10th, 2010 at 2:03 am
yes, see below , it is even better
have your hormones checked, they can cause all this
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http://www.thehallcenter.com http://www.feelingfff.com
February 10th, 2010 at 2:12 am
Hey… Victoria here, maybe my personal story can give you some solace…
a lil about me- about a year after my husband left me and my daughter died about 5 years ago.. I was at a very difficult point in my life, and was ultimately diagnosed with depression, severe anxiety, and panic disorder. I would say that i’ve always for the most part been a little depressed and had some degree of anxiety, but this just completely tipped the scale. I remember there were days on end I would just lie in bed, and whenever I would be in a social environment my anxiety would go through the roof and I would often have panic attacks. Therapy never seemed to be effective for me, and my psych put me on damn near every med out there. I’ve been on everything from wellbutrin to paxil, zoloft, prozac, lexapro, celexa, buspar, valium, klonopin, xanax.. etc. Sometimes 2-3 different ones in combo at the same time. Nothing really seemed to work for me. With the exception of some of the benzos (klono./xanax) .. these worked well for a little while, but I grew tolerance quickly, and became highly addicted.
Then one day while researching online i came across this reputable looking website http://www.anxiety.pcti-system.com .. which talked about this program to eliminate your anxiety for good, all naturally. Long story short, I wound up signing up to try it and the program worked amazing.. Not only do I no longer have panic attacks and anxiety gone, but my depression has also seemed to dissipate a little. And I’m currently starting to slowly ween off the meds I’m on. >>>>
I would personally say that possibly the biggest driving factor in all this is OCD. I think obsessing and constantly having your thoughts focused on your own condition and constantly analyzing your own thoughts/actions plays a very significant role in the persistence of our ails. Almost like the condition is a small lit fire, and OCD is the fuel that keeps it consistently burning… Also, I’ve come to the conclusion that meds are generally a unhealthy short term cure that only semi-treats the symptoms, and never the cause. Hope I was of some help!
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