Help for stress and worry- CBT

[willy2]

I was on meds for my stress and anxiety before I found CBT and it cured me and got me off meds in a reasonable period of time. CBT taught me how to help myself deal with all the stress in my life and grow and learn better coping strategies. The thought countering exercise called the TEA form exercise taught me to think more clearly and accurately about things and once I did my worries and stress levels began to subside. We used the CBT starter book "Been There, Done That? Do This! by Sam Obitz in the group I was in and it was inspirational and simple. Like anything in life the more you put in the more you get out of CBT. That's why I think group settings can be especially effective with CBT because you can see the people that are working the hardest to get well making the most progress and it becomes infectious.

I also finding relaxation breathing techniques and meditation really helpful, especially for helping in getting a good nights sleep.

[chenoaspirit, ASN, RN]

whats cbt?

[RoyalNurse]

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) has worked for me as well. I like Dr. Burns: Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy, you can get it from Amazon.

CBT is based on the premise that emotions/moods stem from thoughts, often thoughts we don't even realize we're having. By identifying these thoughts and facing reality, we can change our emotions and moods to ones that are consistent with the truth.

[willy2]

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) has worked for me as well. I like Dr. Burns: Feeling Good, The New Mood Therapy, you can get it from Amazon.

CBT is based on the premise that emotions/moods stem from thoughts, often thoughts we don't even realize we're having. By identifying these thoughts and facing reality, we can change our emotions and moods to ones that are consistent with the truth.

Thanks for answering for me while I was absent. I could not have answered any better:yeah:

I am so happy to hear CBT was useful for you also:up:

The book by Sam Obitz that we used in my CBT group referenced the book Feeling Good you mentioned as an additional resource and I have read it and it is really good, but I think it would have been a bit overwhelming for me to digest if it was my first exposure to CBT. However Burns book does go way more in depth into the exercises and offers additional useful strategies:)