Posted by SLS on September 24, 2006, at 13:49:05 [reposted on September 25, 2006, at 0:52:27 | original URL]
In reply to Re: How well does CBT work for depression, posted by bassman on September 24, 2006, at 13:08:16
I can only speak for myself. I suffer from bipolar disorder. I am stuck in the depressive phase of the illness. My depression is not at all responsive to cognitive therapies, despite my concerted efforts. It is 100% biological and hard. CBT helps me live with depression. It helps me to reinterpret the automatic thoughts and feelings that the depression tends to produce. When I finally get well, I will use cognitive therapies to help clean up the mess that depression has made of my psyche.
- Scott
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