Hmm. Far be it from me to contradict wise elder (JD), with the most humongous number of posts! But I must say that my own experience of CBT (six months) was not terribly fruitful. As (JD) has said in her post on this thread, CBT is based on the idea "that what we think causes how we act and feel." Unfortunately, what we "think," to my understanding, as confirmed by my CBT T, means what we think in words, not in images or emotions. And I strongly believe that a large percentage of our difficulties derive from things that happened (internally and externally) before we acquired language. My own personal problems result, it's believed, from things that happened before I began to speak and think in words. And CBT, in my experience, doesn't cover that. So you really need some close analysis of yourself, and some questions to your T, to find out whether CBT will help you or not. Though it certainly won't hurt you. Take care.