Hi all
I've had bad health anxiety for a few years now. I tried talking therapy and got nowhere so started CBT therapy. The therapist is great, really compassionate and full of praise when I do things well and improve and he's really easy to talk to.
All good except that I think I ran before I could walk.
My health anxiety is worrying about exposure to chemicals and lead and asbestos and mercury and formaldehyde and chemicals in furniture, the list is never ending. I'm convinced I'm about to die from something or other that I've subjected myself to.
I just wondered has anyone else crashed and burned because they tried to do to much at once with CBT. Stopping googling, stopping phoning helplines, recording thoughts, trying to think logically about things. I did all that in about 3 weeks and now 3 weeks later I'm back. I broke a low energy lightbulb and started panicking about mercury.
I need to start again I think. I've only had 6 sessions so far.
Are baby steps better than trying too much at once with CBT?
Sorry for rambling so much.
Thanks for reading
Nighttime Pacer