hi everyone…i had psychosis.right now im ok. all delusions have gone.but theres no motivation n ambition in my life after taking many doses of antipsychotics as my pdoc says…i only go to gym n spend time on facebook n whatsapp…no interst in studies n job…so i went to a psychiatrist n he said CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) is good for motivation.he said it is 100 percent effective n CBT cost almost 160$ …is is effective n if is it …does it cost this much…?
I don’t know the cost in your country really, here it’s 60€ an apointment. I do CBT and it’s extremelly helpful.
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I had to wait 1.5 yrs to get it free on the NHS, but we ended up doing schema therapy after a few sessions instead!
I found it beneficial and found that with that and lots of volunteering I have a more fore filled life! Although I still have some negative symptoms and find it hard to get up in the morning.
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I had to wait 1.5 yrs to get it free on the NHS, but we ended up doing schema therapy after a few sessions instead!
WHATS NHS?
'‘I don’t know the cost in your country really, here it’s 60€ an apointment. I do CBT and it’s extremelly helpful.’'
SORRY IM COPY PASTING SAME THING…IT MUST BE ATLEAST 15 CHARACTERS,…HOW MUCH IS WOULD BE TOTAL COST I.E FULL APPOINTMENTS?
I have no idea the full cost, it ends when you’re ready for it to end. It’s not like a package deal 
I/// have no idea the full cost, it ends when you’re ready for it to end. It’s not like a pa///HAVE U TRIED IT…IS IT EFFECTIVE?
In my country we have the National Health Service (NHS), meaning you can get most non cosmetic treatments are done for free including psychiatry!
But you usually have to wait!
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is there any improvement in overall motivation for studies,job etc? after CBT
I think it depends on the person giving you cognitive behavioral therapy. I had one therapist who was amazing and really empathetic. I felt safe and really flourished under her. The other five or however other CBT therapists weren’t much of a help.
If it were me, and I had to commit to 160 every month (or is it every session?) I would ask a lot of questions to the therapist, about their schooling, about their thoughts on schizophrenia, everything, before I shell out 160 for talk therapy.
There are some that do sliding scale. Are you in the united states? do you have obama care? I found several CBT therapists through the public health care listings that stated they accepted low-income health care plans. Just a thought…
im from india …here its 20000 rupees for total sessions thats almost 300 us dollars…so cbt consist of only talking seesions?..please tell me more about cbt
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Yes it’s effective.
I remember this site: http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/cbt.htm
Click on the next button and it will take you through a self help CBT course.
Their are handouts on their old site that you might find helpful, but you might have to do some digging!
As for all therapies, you might find it a bit washy washy so make sure your in the mood before starting!
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Wow - that seems expensive for India. Here is more about CBT:
and here is a series of videos on CBT for schizophrenia / psychosis:
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Here is a free web-based cbt program that anyone can take. Its been developed by some university researchers in Australia and might be of interest to start:
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I have found that the cost of a doctor can be inversely proportional to their helpfulness.
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Interesting. I signed up, seems really basic and simple. Let’s see if it helps on the long run. Thanks for sharing
for my CBT i’m required to fill in time tables of daily activities and write down any negative/positive thoughts and behaviours to be discussed for the next session… while i enjoy discussing these things its kind of annoying to do the timetables… but my psychologist is a nice person and friend to me.
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CBT is very useful in my opinion.You need to be patient and trust your therapist very much,share with him anything that is bothering you and make an effort to improve and change yourself,everyday.
Hi @leo, I also want to try CBT. I hope it’s helpful. I’m really fragile right now. When I go out I wish for better thoughts. What I think would be helpful is to be part of a group and have a CBT therapist to guide you being outside and with large crowds.