Posted by SLS on March 20, 2009, at 10:16:54
In reply to Re: Boy, are we complex - inner info through CBT.... » SLS, posted by Kath on March 20, 2009, at 9:44:57
Hi Kath.
> Have you worked on CBT?
CBT helped me make some monumental progress in repairing my psyche. I actually began using CBT in the Spring of 1982. I learned the process and did the rest of the work myself. It is now such a part of me, that I don't even realize when I am attacking problems using CBT.
I can't believe there would be any passionate disapproval of CBT as a TOOL. There need not be an either/or when plotting a therapeutic strategy. One can participate in interpersional therapy (IPT) and use CBT concomitantly. That's what I have been doing. I have had success with this combination. Once the protocol for employing CBT is learned and internalized, the actual therapy is self-administered. One does not have to devote time in psychotherapeutic sessions to work with CBT.
Does CBT work? To answer this question, one must define what it is that they mean by "work". What is the issue to be addressed?
CBT does work wonders with substance abusers. It helps them change the thoughts that had provoked the feelings that compelled them to use.
- Scott
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