Does anyone know any good links to some kind of online CBT course or something. Or can anyone can tell me if they have done this before and whether or not this has helped. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Hey MissCKC, i had alot of success with this course and also implementing exercise, vitamins, and meditation.
heres the course link, http://www.anxietyforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2215
also heres another good site w/ some free downloads.
http://www.controllinganxiety.com/dsp_downloads.php
If either of the links don't work or if you have any questions let me know.
Take care, John
Thank you soo much for that. I really do appreciate it!
Join a group if you or get the book by Sam Obitz and start doing the TEA form exercise everyday and you will soon be amazed at how much relief you can give yourself. CBT is the best thing that I have ever done for myself.
I guess I have to say that you have to think somewhat before using TEA forms. TEA forms can be a REALLY good thing if you are a worrier. But contrary to popular belief, not all anxiety sufferers are worriers. MANY anxiety sufferers tend to suffer more from symptoms of stress than actual worry as such. If your symptoms tend more toward free-floating anxiety and obsessions, TEA forms can be a REALLY bad thing. For this type of anxiety, ACCEPTANCE is key.Originally Posted by Beachgirl
I think I see what you are saying Robbed and that seems like a really good point about acceptance. What I don't understand is how TEA forms could hurt you? Really all they do is get you out of your head and force you to be realistic in your thinking and help you learn to live in the moment
Bump for robbed :tongue:
Just to make sure I have things straight, TEA forms are forms where yu try to track your thoughts when you feel anxiety and/or depression, and then come up with alternative, more realistic thoughts. Right? If so, this can be quite problematic under certain circumstances. The problem is that when you have an anxiety disorder, it is VERY common to experience 'free-floating' anxiety, as well as alot of other strange and uncomfortable symptoms out of the blue, and for no good reason. If you are big into TEA forms, this is going to cause you to try to track down a negative thought which could have led to these uncmfortable symptoms. Of course, you CAN'T track down something that you didn't experience! This is going to cause all kinds of stress for the typical anxiety sufferer who is going to feel like they MUST find the thought in order to overcome their anxiety. This can also cause people to blame thoughts that they had at the time which are probably not responsible (ie thoughts like 'I'm going to get a glass of water'). Furthermore, it can make people think that something is REALLY wrong with them, since negative feelings appeared without provoking thoughts. For all of these reasons, I believe that you need to be a little careful with TEA forms. ANd in situations like these, ACCEPTANCE is a better recovery tool than TEA forms. Yes, TEA forms have their place in anxiety recovery. But they should by NO MEANS be your ONLY recovery tool. Indeed, for SOME anxiety sufferers, they should be used sparingly.
http://moodgym.anu.edu.au/welcome
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthin ... erapy.aspx
http://www.urbanmonk.net/277/knowing-an ... l-therapy/
http://jcbp.psychotherapy.ro/category/d ... resources/
I've never heard of TEA forms (whats the un-abbreviated term?), but I did findout that Tea has an anti-anxiety agent, although wouldn't the caffeine cancel that out? Perhaps they were referring to Green Tea...
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Cbt is awesome. I just finished my group and never imagined I could make this kind of progress in just 16-weeks. We used the TEA forms and they are really great for helping you learn to get out of your head and live in the moment. TEA stands for Thought-Error-Analysis Melody.
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