Posted by Brody on September 13, 2007, at 23:15:57
In reply to To Brody - Self Help books, posted by deniseuk190466 on September 13, 2007, at 18:18:53
> Hiya,
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> I'm planning on ordering this book you recommended but I have to say I'm slightly sceptical and a bit put off by the amount of self help books this Matthew Mckay has already published (I know negative thinking :-)) but he seems to be milking it for everything it's worth.
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> I'm also put off by anyone who publishes a book on eye movement therapy for mood disorders.
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> I'll give it a go though and sorry to be negative about it.
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> DeniseHi Denise,
I did not Google McKay, and I was not aware that he is also a proponent of the EMDR treatments.
I understood that EMDR was primarily for people who have experienced pretty severe trauma, and I can't say that I have been in that unfortunate boat. I guess it is not unexpected that once these authors have a successful following, that they will keep the products coming.The "Effective Problem Solving" workbook is a tool my therapist recommended, and it forms the basic framework for her work with me. I didn't really think of it as a "self-help" book. It's a tool for me to get the brain moving in a different direction, and to force me to write down thoughts I would just as soon ignore.
When you wrote that you had to wait a whole year to get started with CBT, I suggested it as something to consider using on your own as a way to get you started in the meantime, but ONLY if it was something that appealed to you. Please don't feel that I am encouraging you to try something that you are fundamentally against. I would not want someone doing that with me!
Do you still have yourself in the queue for CBT in a year?
Are you still looking for a different pharmacological treatment or an augmentor for the Zyprexa?
I know that you are currently going through quite a lot of discomfort and I wish that something could help ease those awful symptoms for you ASAP!
Please write again if you think I can help in any way. I am thinking about you over there!
Janet
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