Posted by tabitha on June 22, 2004, at 13:11:06
In reply to Re: Can bipolar 'behaviors' be changed with therapy? » tabitha, posted by holymama on June 22, 2004, at 6:46:52
How much is a 'lot' of therapy? I'm seeing a psychotherapist who I really like and trust. She's helped me through many a crisis. But I do feel like someone who could help me with cognitive behavioral changes would be more useful. I wonder if I'll need to switch therapists at some point.
> Thank you for your post. It was helpful to me.I don't mean to discourage you, but I've been going for over 10 years. A lot of that I'd say was just support through my day to day struggles. It wasn't until I was a bit more stable that I could absorb the cognitive reframing stuff. The way I look at it, since my depression started so young, I had been using depressive thinking styles my whole life. So.. it was quite an effort to undo some of that, since it felt so very true for me. A book that spells out the main distortions is "Mind Over Mood". I didn't get much help just from reading the book though. I really needed the one-on-one coaching over a long period. There are probably short-term therapies that focus on similar stuff though, maybe you'd get some relief from those? But if you like your current T, how about asking him/her about some cognitive stuff, or offering a referral? I think the interpersonal connection with the T is important too. It takes a lot of trust in someone to let them change your thinking.
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