Tenacious-D
06-17-08, 04:31 PM
Hey guys,
Was just wondering if anyone had any insight or personal experience with how effective Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can be.
My psychiatrist had tried treating my depression with medication to start with but due to some of my issues it proved ineffective as i had trouble keeping up with prescriptions and making sure i took the medication regularly. My main problems are highly critical/negative thoughts about my self, how people see me and as result a lack of motivation.
My worry about the CBT is that from reading what my doc gave me, even though it seems well reasoned, I won't be able to act on it. I've often been able to see how some of my behaviour is silly and without any rational basis but at the same time when it comes to dealing with situations and thoughts I can't get away from dealing with them in a negative emotional manner.
So i was curious if anyone had dealt with a similar situation through CBT?
Was just wondering if anyone had any insight or personal experience with how effective Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can be.
My psychiatrist had tried treating my depression with medication to start with but due to some of my issues it proved ineffective as i had trouble keeping up with prescriptions and making sure i took the medication regularly. My main problems are highly critical/negative thoughts about my self, how people see me and as result a lack of motivation.
My worry about the CBT is that from reading what my doc gave me, even though it seems well reasoned, I won't be able to act on it. I've often been able to see how some of my behaviour is silly and without any rational basis but at the same time when it comes to dealing with situations and thoughts I can't get away from dealing with them in a negative emotional manner.
So i was curious if anyone had dealt with a similar situation through CBT?