hi all. my gp refererred me for what i thought was cbt. i had my first session before xmas and was a bit surprised that we didn;t get straight into stuff - he just asked me what i did for a job etc and what anxiety felt like for me.
i did expect some kind of schedule or what he would be teaching me etc but anyway - had 2nd appointment today and i know i will not be able to get on with this man. i spent the whole time i was there asking him what i should be doing re anxiety/intrusive thoughts - he just kept going quiet and looking at me. i felt i directed the whole session and when i asked about observing my thoughts and changing negative ones to more realistic/positive one's he never said anything!? i thought this was the basis of cbt? turns out he is not a cbt person but one who uses several models of thought. he was more interested in my phobias as a child re germs etc and kept asking - where do you think that came from?! sorry - but that is not helping my anxiety in the here and now.
i have come away with the advice to check myself when i wake up and ask myself "do i have anything to be anxious about" and if not - then to tell myself it is habitual anxiety and relax. unlike counselling - there is no reassurance given whatsoever - i did expect him to say something like - intrusive thoughts are a part of anxiety etc etc but he honestly makes me feel much worse and i don;t want to dread the appointments. frankly i have learnt much more from this forum.
my gut instinct tells me not to go - that this man's approach will not help me. my gp did warn me that a lot of people do not like him - what do you guys think?