Posted by antigua on December 28, 2003, at 14:39:20
In reply to What about Hypnotherapy? And groups? , posted by DaisyM on December 28, 2003, at 0:07:30
Daisy,
I've used psychodynamic for 12 years w/my individual therapist and this past year went through a CBT group program. It was disastrous for me, although it did help me resolve the main problem I went for. I could accept CBT to recognize the triggers that caused me emotional turmoil and to logically change my reactions to them, but the rest of it was awful as I was told over and over again I had to change my basic beliefs--mostly basic beliefs in myself that I had worked for 10+ years to develop into a healthy (o.k., just healthier) self-image. The group thought I was in denial, but I knew I wasn't, and I firmly believed that if I had to give up the good stuff I'd learned I would have nothing to hold on to. The experience was so bad that I became suicidal, and that's when I quit.So, for me, psychodynamic is the core of my therapy, but I do see benefits to CBT when used correctly.
antigua
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