mindfullness i think is better then CBT look it up, i relate to it more and it make more sense Oz
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mindfullness i think is better then CBT look it up, i relate to it more and it make more sense Oz
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I think CBT works if you fully understand it, but like with medication, it does not work for everyone. Also I think it is easier to use it if your symtoms are not that bad, but when you are feeling really bad, it is very hard to use it and takes a lot of effort.
:) hi i would just like to add that all cbt and or mindfullness take a long time to become natural - you have to act 'as if' fior a long long time.
the way my therapist put it to me was - its like walking a path in a corn field - you wear a path down - think how long it took to wear that path down and how long it will take to wear another one down and how unnatural it will feel for a good while until you become comfortable and familiar with the new path - it can work, but it takes faith and determination
i also feel mindfullness works better for me as it akes away the rejection element of our thoughts - you are 'allowed' to have all thoughts but you learn which ones to ignore and which ones to beleive to take yo towards a stronger future:yesyes:
I got worse before I got better, sessions 1 -2 for me where mundane, sessions 3-6 were pretty horrible and then 7-8 have been really good.
I can't say enough good things about CBT... but it does take time and a LOT of practice. Six sessions isn't nearly long enough. I went to a group for CBT that was three months long. Then a year later I took it again. Amazing how it changed my life. Please don't give up on it... it's so worth it. But it does take time and practice. I love the analogy to the corn field and the path. How very true that is! We can't expect to change our thinking overnight... Good luck!