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Showing posts with label CBT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CBT. Show all posts

Monday, 1 June 2015

Anxiety/Depression/Citalopram- CBT Done - what next ??

OK so ive posted a few times, I suffer with depression and anxiety/ panic attacks , which come out the blue generally but some days i feel like i kinda just know im gonna have one ! as feel edgy all day then bam ! No particular triggers , often if works busy , it happens and yesterday shopping. As for the depression , ive always suffered years ago was on Venlafaxine then came off when ttc. Manged for 9-10 yrs without meds. Before xmas went to gp who originally gave breathing excercises , then went back as no luck and got given Sertraline 50mg. That didnt really work , and lacked sleep so much so they added Mirtazipine but gained alot of weigh in a short space of time , so they then stopped the Mirtazipine and doubled the Sertraline - as you can imagine the side effects i was suffering waqsnt good and got signed off work for 6 weeks , the 100mg of Sertaline still no good so he put me on Venlafaxine , started 75mg then 150 then 225 , 4 weeks into 225mg i started bruising very badly so had to stop them as its int he very rare side effects . So 3 approx weeks ago he put me on 20mgCitalorpram then 40mg 4 days later. which im still on , Im between all this i have had CBT Panic workshop which to be honest hasnt overly helped but then again i was doing it over the period i was changing meds,
I get down at things that have happed in the past , things not even my family know about , domestic violence and being forced to 'do things ' i disdnt want to do with my 1st proper partner ( if u can call hin that ) then my childs dad was also a bit ' handy' which we finally split because of it 8yrs ago - my family only knew about the final time not any of the others he did it , or my partner before . I was then in a happy relationship for 7 yrs and that ended in feb this yr , ive tried to be strong about it but i still cant belive its happened.
Last yr i had an op , which was meant to be day surgery , 3 days in hospital as was more complicated than thought ,  , 4 weeks off work - made myself ill by going bk too soon so had another 3 weeks off ( and the op has not improved anythign )  , i then had to move house whilst poorly and couldnt help much  ( which i love my new pad  just un needed at the time )
On top of all that , my child has behavioral issues and i just feel do drained from life . I work p/t as on my own so cant do much more , work are good as had alot of time off but  i knwo ppl talk about me , i can just imagine it ' oh shes off again ' ;what for now '  ( not many know the real reason )
Just realised im babbling but i have no one to talk to , just wanted to know the next step after cbt - i have a telephone apt with a phyc pratitioner this week just dont knwo what to expect ( and one of my triggers is talking in the phone :? )
Source:  http://patient.info/forums/discuss/anxiety-depression-citalopram-cbt-done-what-next--425564

Monday, 14 July 2014

Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatment

What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is evidence based short-term psychological treatment.
It is a way of helping people solve problems and improve the way we think and feel.
Cognitive Behavioural therapy is based on 2 principles:
  1. Our thoughts and beliefs are connected to our behaviours, moods and physical experiences and to the events in our lives.
  2. The perception of an event affects our emotional, behavioural and physiological
    responses to that event.
CBT also concentrates on ideas that are unrealistic as these often undermine our self confidence and make us feel depressed and anxious. CBT looks at how problems from the past are maintained in the “here and now”. It helps people to learn new methods of coping and problem solving which can be used for the rest of their lives.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is evidence based which means that it has been clinically proven to work. Research has shown CBT to be highly effective and is the treatment of choice for a number of mental health issues as indicated in the government backed NICE clinical guidelines.
Research demonstrates that only pure CBT is effective, CBT blended into other therapy modalities (I.e. counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy) is not proven. Our London CBT therapists only provide pure formulation driven CBT.