Posted by ambidexter on September 17, 2010, at 18:41:57
In reply to Re: CBT made me much worse, actually. *ME TOO*, posted by violette on September 16, 2010, at 12:09:44
I like Dr. Thomas Richards' take on CBT:
http://www.socialanxietyinstitute.org/ccbtherapy.htmlAt least for social anxiety, it seems like too many CBT practitioners focus on "exposure" and "facing your fears," which Richards discusses as counterproductive.
It's not that you don't eventually move to doing stuff that you weren't previously able to do with good CBT, but starting with a focus on facing fears that you have already been forced to face for years is counterproductive, and pretty much reads as the usual "Hey, just get over it."
Thanks lame CBT practitioners, but if I could just get over it, I WOULD HAVE, since I don't actually want to be severely debilitated by anxiety.
So anyway, depends on the practitioner I guess, like most therapy.
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