Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Hi ~glowly worm~
Could you sign up for CBT while carrying on with your therapist? A two-pronged approach might be better for you, and it might be worthwhile checking out whether this is possible.
I understand how lucky i am to have this so its not a moan its just i want to recover as fast as possbile whilst maintaining it.
It's natural that you want to feel better as quickly as possible - I do, and I often feel angry and resentful because I'm saddled with all these horrible emotional disorders. :mad:
Regards :)
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Hey downsinthenorth :)
Another most helpful reply thankyou :)
It was most reasuring to feel im not odd in feeling angry about having all this stuff in fact im almost ready to burst with it.
Your 2 pronged approach is a good idea, i might see if it is possible or whether it is ok to come staraight back to my current therapist if cbt doesnt help.
Sorry u have to struggle too :( but glad for your support ;)
~ glowly ~
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Hello glowly,
I appreciate that it's almost a month since you started this thread so you may have already sorted something out for yourself. However, have you considered Schema Therapy? From the description you have provided, I would suggest that it may be worth investigating. I'd particularly like to draw your attention to the following:
http://bpd.about.com/od/treatments/a/schema.htm
FYI, I have just re-started Schema Therapy after a 15-month gap. I used to see a private therapist but am just about to start up with an NHS therapist. I have OCD, GAD and 'other issues'.
Best wishes,
keval
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
There is a similar thread on the board in clinical psychology. I suggest you check if you have not already. Although psychoanalysis in its own right has lost its luster, psychodynamic therapy, which relies on the same theories and history, is alive, well and are validated empirically. Pop psychology is certainly celebrated the TCC and its partners, and especially for good reason. But in terms of efficiency, I would not necessarily go with a victory for the TCC.
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Glowly I am biased because traditional therapy didn't help me much and cbt has given me my life back. So naturally I would recommend cbt. The one thing about cbt is that you really need to keep at countering your thoughts in the TEA forms everyday even after your cbt therapy is over. It has made all the difference for me:)
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Recommend you discuss it with your Psychotherapist and also discuss with someone who has a CBT approach. Ideally if you can find a therapist who has trained in both CBT and Psychodynamic then it will solve the dilemma.
Places to find these are
The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
http://www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/therapists/
and
The British Association of Behaviour and Cognitive Psychotherapies
http://cbtregisteruk.com/
Accredited CBT practitioners will always have the letters MBABCP after their name
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Good advice and links Martin :)
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
I'm biased because I spent years in psychotherapy and on meds with little to show for it. I am self treating using the cbt TEA forms from the book by sam obitz and having more success in four months of using them than I had total in psychotherapy. I can't speak long term but they sure help a lot in the short run.
So I would at this point unequivocably say CBT over psychotherapy:yahoo:
Re: CBT vs Psychotherapy??
Thankyou so much people ;)
Mike i followed your advice, thank you :)
In the end my therapist discussed it with the referrer for CBT and there is a list as long as the rest of my uni life. So she is using CBT under guidance of the top CBT person in the team. Its not doing much to be honest so quite frustrating but i think
Dave you have a good point. My consultants only advice was yet more medication.. I have been relying so much on others to fix me but the hardest thing is doing it myself. Im glad you are finding sam obitz helpful, ive never used his approach or heard of him so that gives me hope.
I will check out his stuff and be back ;)
Keep plodding!
~ glowly~ xx