[pccogni]

I have been suffereing from Anxiety for years not, I only learned this recently and as you can imagine found it quite a shock and then again not surprised looking back. I am on medication for this and depression but wondered if anyone used other methods like Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help move forward if the medication does not appear to be working

[lynn P.]

Welcome to PC pccogni - yes CBT definitely would help you handle anxiety better. You can also do simple deep breathing exercises everyday. When people have anxiety they often take short shallow breaths. The goal is to inhale slowly, using the stomach muscles....hold for a few seconds...then release slowly/completely through pursed lips. Do this repeatedly and you'll feel more relaxed. Best of luck in feeling better.

[NinaNina]

Originally Posted by pccogni

I have been suffereing from Anxiety for years not, I only learned this recently and as you can imagine found it quite a shock and then again not surprised looking back. I am on medication for this and depression but wondered if anyone used other methods like Cognitive Behavior Therapy to help move forward if the medication does not appear to be working

Hi there

I've been suffering from anxiety for just under a year now. My doctor did not think medication was appropriate for me, but he did tell me to take a look at Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. He gave me this website as an intro: http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/ if you wanted to take a look. I haven't really gotten into it too much yet, but I think once I do it will really help me. I read everything relating to anxiety on that website, and it seems like something that will really help if I can wrap my head around it, so I would definitely reccomend giving it a try

Good luck!

[pbutton]

Yes, CBT has helped me TREMENDOUSLY. I have a medication that I take as-needed, but CBT has honestly changed my life.

[youractualtherapist]

Yes CBT will help challenge your negative thoughts that induce the anxiety. Our thoughts will be catastrophic by nature (the brain can be a bully if it picks up on our vulnerabilities) CBT can help challenge thoughts. For example, 'my life is ruined' will pop into our heads, when actually, 'my life is not ideal, however, I have some support' may be a more realistic thought. unfortuanately without CBT techniques to help you challenge catastrophic thoughts it will always be 'my life is ruined' (worse case scenario) that pops into your head

[youractualtherapist]

CBT will help challenge your catastrophic thoughts which induce anxiety. With the right support it is possible to realise that what pops into your head, ie, 'my life is ruined' may be inaccurate. Maybe 'my life is not ideal, however, I have some supportive friends' may be more accurate. Unfortunately, it will always be the catastrophic version because the brain is a bully and picks up on our vulnerabilities. Good luck, CBT is offered on NHS