All about CBT- my first impressions.
First impressions of CBT! Hi all, I started CBT at the beginning of January- more on the specifics of this soon- and thought I would make a little post about what CBT is and how it’s working for me so far. A little review of cognitive behavioural therapy if you will. I’m a bit worried that I may come across as condescending in this, if you already know all this I’m sorry for over simplifying it; it’s just that when I met the therapist, she said “So, what do you know about CBT?” and I realised I had absolutely no response and felt like a lemon. If you have experienced CBT differently to this, please let me know how it is for you if you’re comfortable doing so! What is CBT? CBT- or cognitive behavioural therapy- is a type of ‘talking therapy’ which involves you and the therapist focusing on what is happening now rather than revisiting things that have happened in the past. It is based on the idea that your thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and actions are all interlink...
