I’d like to try CBT because it’s an evidence-based therapy with some good results. If it’s helped you and you don’t mind doing so, would you give an example of how?
I’m wondering if it would be effective for someone with either autism or schizophrenia. I’m discovering that many therapists don’t know very much about either, which has been a bit of a disappointment.
I haven’t done it but I’ve heard of it. I think it would be really useful for treating my nightmares about hospitalization that I have every month if not every week. I think it includes reexamining situations that traumatized you and putting them in a healthier context so that they don’t damage you going forward.
I really want to actually try it but I haven’t found a therapist or group that practices it where I could actually join. I was in a program once that offered it but they had a 3 month wait list for the CBT group and I ended up moving to California before the 3 months were up.
It didn’t directly reduce my voices, but it helped me change how I reacted to them. As they became less intrusive (because I was able to stop taking them seriously and viewing them as real), it dropped my overall stress level. My overall stress level going down had the effect of reducing my negative symptoms and allowing me to function on a lower dose of meds.
CBT is the best bang for the buck IMO. Can’t replace meds, but lets you do more on less of them because it puts you in the driver’s seat, not the SZ.
Yes it helped me deal with symptoms better.
CBT helped me so much. I think one of the keys for me was not to focus on it being specific to a diagnosis, but to behaviors. There is so much overlap between diagnoses like bipolar, autism, borderline, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, etc. CBT is about treating behaviors, not diseases. And there are many different exercises in CBT to treat the same behavior, so if one doesn’t work for you it’s okay to discard it and try a new one.
It helped me worry less and reduced my stress levels with my family.
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