I have very severe OCD and CBT has really worked for me. It's taken years though.
Did the treatment make sense to you while you were in it? Not at first. It took a LONG, LONG time. I thought it was kind of skirting around the issues, but I can see now how much it has helped.
Did you do your homework? Not much homework. No worksheets or anything like that.
What was the treatment like? Did it involve disputing negative thoughts primarily, or did you also do exposures? Mostly disputing and analyzing negative thoughts which is excruciating with the OCD. It was paralyzing at times, but I finally started to understand after a LONG time (like I said, LOL).
Did you have a good relationship with your therapist? Very good.
How long were you in therapy? Years and still am.
What were you working on? Severe OCD and anxiety. Major Recurrent Depression. PTSD. Eating disorders. Severe self injury.
We do much more than CBT, but it has helped me so, so much along with several medications.
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