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Originally Posted by lolagrace
HATE that book. It's the first one most people go to, but for me, all the focus on labeling every thought I had was frustrating and didn't really get to the issues. It's okay as an introduction to the concepts I guess, but I found myself getting bogged down in the details.
The book my therapist had me take a look at was The Anxiety & Phobia workbook...
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Loloagrace I have the Anxiety & Phobia Workbook and just never got into it!
I found the Burns helpful because it made me identify the thoughts/interpretations that were triggering extreme emotional states. For me this is invaluable because it gives a logic to ones experience. The anguish has not just arrived out of nowhere. Then it also gives some way of evaluating those judgments and thoughts. And lastly, correcting to a more realistic appraisal. For me this was very empowering.
That being said, my experience with an actual CBT therapist did NOT involve pen, paper, exercises and worksheets! Or anything in that vein.