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Originally Posted by 1914sierra
Actually, that hasn't at all been my experience. We worked on childhood issues as they affected current issues. Did MUCH deep, emotional work using CBT, and my depression issues have been extremely severe but the CBT work has improved those problems greatly. Again, depends so much on the therapist's skills.
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I'm also under the impression that CBT does not deal with the past exactly. I thought the CBT was only interested in the past as it relates to understanding present patterns. The goal to me seems to be more about undoing present patterns that started in the past, rather than processing the past directly. And I think that emotions are more important to CBT when they inter fear with daily life. But I'm not sure how CBT works for someone who has a tendency to repress. Does CBT have away of noticing this?