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Old Feb 22, 2010, 11:41 AM
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Jexa, so sorry your experience was so stressful. Have you found a therapist who uses techniques that help YOU? That's all that matters. Good luck.

I did actually.. My current T does Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which is working really well for me. I guess I got on my anti-CBT soap box because I want to study ACT in grad school and promote it as a therapeutic style, since it seems to work very well (but needs to be researched further) and focuses on behavioral change, values, and mindfulness, without trying to change thoughts directly.

People in the ACT camp are often there because they have issues with CBT similar to the ones I have, and they are trying to show that ACT might even work better than CBT (so far it has been shown to work for very difficult to treat populations, such as schizophrenia, BPD, etc). CBT works very well for many people, but not for everyone, and other available approaches usually are more long-term when people don't always have the money for long-term therapy. ACT can be short- or long-term and can be adapted for any issue and helps in self-actualization without a specific focus on symptom reduction (but symptom reduction comes as a byproduct, and that is the point). Very "positive psychology."

I really love ACT and I spread the word about ACT like it's the gospel. If anyone is interested, PM me and I will be very happy to explain more about it.
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