Posted by Racer on September 4, 2006, at 9:52:32
In reply to Re: CBT is not for me... EVER!, posted by finelinebob on September 3, 2006, at 1:10:10
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> Anyway, I know how it works. Which means I get to sabotage any efforts I make. I am highly self-efficacious when it comes to undermining my own self-improvement projects. w00t!!
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> Even better was when I was doing the psychology schtick, I could use CBT-related stuff in my own work and explain to people why it was good for them. WOOHOOO!!!For me it's even easier: everything about the CBT process triggers anorexic behaviors for me. Period. I suspect that some of it is probably necesary for me, at least in the sense of recognizing when my own thoughts are leading me deeper into the morass, and challenging my own beliefs.
I suppose part of the problem comes from my family, who used things like, "You aren't depressed -- you have to be depressed *about* something, so if you can't say why you're depressed, then you aren't." With the implication being that there was something wrong with me -- I was lazy, or bad, or whatever -- for feeling as if I was depressed. I already use some of the principles of CBT -- to punish myself.
I do agree, though, that it's got its place, and that it can be helpful for a large enough number of people. I don't think it's all that helpful for people with disabling depression, though...
OK. You and GG may know about these things. I don't, so I'll shut up now...
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