Posted by scatterbrained on March 2, 2006, at 22:56:38
In reply to Re: Acceptance...at what point » scatterbrained, posted by Phillipa on March 2, 2006, at 21:25:20
> Finally saw a therapist today and I start CBT. Cognitive Behavior Therphy. It requires hard work and changing the way you think. And it's okay to take with meds. Fondly, Phillipa
Yeah I have tried CBT before. It only works for me when I'm able to think straight enough to go through the steps needed for the therapy, i get confused what I'm thinking about half way through
my thought process.I haven't been able to think straight in a long time and the medication only tends to make it worse. That is why neurorehabilitation might help me because it works on rehabilitating cognitive processes that are not working as well as they used to for whatever reason.People with stokes use it as well as other brain disorders. unlike CBT,i neurorehab the psychology is secondary to rehabilitating lost abilities. but again, it can only do so much. I have realized that what I am dealing with is mainly two things...anhedonia and severe confusion. So I don't even know if depression is the right word for what I have, I'm not sad. I think i may have something neurological although once you have a history of an affective illness nobody takes you seriously(aka stigma)
Ohh well, I'll keep truckingOhh yeah, good luck with the CBT, it will work for you because you don't have a cognitive problem. it's the best psychological treatment out there for depression. What I have is different but when I just had depression it worked like a charm. And the best thing is that it creates autonomy between you and the therapist because he/she gives you exercises that you can take with you and use for the rest of your life unlike other forms of therapy where you're dependent on the therapist. It's short term therapy and the work is done in your own head, not on the couch.
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