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Old Mar 20, 2005, 06:11 AM
omri omri is offline
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Member Since: Mar 2005
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hi!
I hope someone here could help me with this questions because I feel really stuck!!
I have been suffering from depression and anxiety for about 5-6 years.
I have been practicing CBT self help methods for the last 2 years.
all my knowledge of this subject was aquired from david burns books("feeling good the new mood therapy","the feeling good handbook")
I have improved tremendesly and reduced a lot of my depression,anxiety,self confidence issues etc... mostly becuse I practice the methods("3 columns technique","feared fantasy technique" and such...) for about 1.5-2.5 hours per day.
but still many of my problems bother me and cause me anxiety,Inferiority feeling,shyness etc..
I have heard that substantial effect can only be achieved with the help of psychotherapy but I cant seem to locate any good therapist in my area(I live in israel).
what can I do to improve more???

and another question:
is there a limit to how much I can improve using self help methods?
I am asking this because most of my improvment was achieved using self help methods and not psychotherapy.

thanks!!

p.s:
I am also taking 20 mg of paxxet everyday.