Re: CBT hasn't worked - what next???
Hi There
I myself had CBT and it did help, i was actually vertually housebound when my CBT sessions started, i did make good progress with CBT but was far from cured. I had my CBT through the NHS and as he could see i had made progress but still needed support i was then referred onto the Community Mental Health services in my area where i was assigned a community support worker whom i saw once or twice a week. This seemed to help me the most because while i was doing challenging things like walking futhur away from home or standing at bus stops there was someone actually there to talk me through the panic when need be. I found this therapy to be the best of all but listening to other members on this site there can be quite a long waiting list for this kind of support which really annoys me because i feel if i had this therapy at the begining of my illness im sure it wouldnt have lasted the 12 years that it did!
When suffering with agorophobia in my case anyway, it was a matter of getting my confidence back and thats one thing the support worker helped me gain.
Andrea
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