What an informative and powerful thread! Wow!

I want to thank each one of you for sharing your experiences and ideas. I feel like I have a much better sense of what CBT is all about now, and what I can use that is helpful - as well as the parts of CBT that I might do well to be wary of (superficial platitudes, for example).

My T is a terrific woman and we're both having to do major adjusting to teletherapy. It's a rough ride with, unfortunately, no end in sight, since we're having a higher incidence of covid cases in California at this time.

I'm definitely good with using some CBT techniques that are helpful for me. But I want to be cautious of the "bandaid" effect. So I'm going to discuss the benefits I'm feeling from CBT, and also my concerns about certain aspects of it with my therapist.