CBT Therapy books?

[drksydeone]

Also like to add that he is a great great guy who always makes our sessions as long as they need to be. He says the harder I work the harder he works.

[Beachgirl]

Thanks for sharing all that personal info Drksydeone. Really cool that you are working with Sam Obitz and it seems to be going well for you. I have never heard him speak, just read his book and worked the TEA forms. Been doing them for years and they keep me sane and on a more even keel. I hope you keep progressing with them too
So cool to hear he's a good guy too (how can you not be once you've dealt with anxiety problems and finally feel better with so much weight off your shoulders at that point?). I hope you keep posting because a lot of people who start recovering leave and old timers like me try but don't always get here to encourage others as much as I'd like to and there's always new people coming here who need encouragement just like I did in the past. Thanks again for sharing your experiences working with him with us!

[drksydeone]

Beachgirl

Thanks for touching base. I would love to hear your personal story. It's always encouraging to hear any ideas or skills that have helped. I see a definite difference in my perception of events when I use tea forms. Still trying to make them a everyday habit. It's hard to change old ways and as detrimental as my thinking can be, there is a familiarity that keeps me coming back to this bad habit. That's why it's do important to keep up with the tea forms, they allow you to counter and see how erroneous our thinking can be. Anyway thanks for the encouraging words.

[fogor]

Books always make me sleepy.

[Beachgirl]

Beachgirl

Thanks for touching base. I would love to hear your personal story. It's always encouraging to hear any ideas or skills that have helped. I see a definite difference in my perception of events when I use tea forms. Still trying to make them a everyday habit. It's hard to change old ways and as detrimental as my thinking can be, there is a familiarity that keeps me coming back to this bad habit. That's why it's do important to keep up with the tea forms, they allow you to counter and see how erroneous our thinking can be. Anyway thanks for the encouraging words.

My personal story? Well I was always an anxious child, maybe the curse of being the middle child IDK? My family had dysfunction (what family doesn't) but it was basically a loving environment so I can't really say what started my anxiety issues, but by my mid teenage years things got worse for me and that's when I started having panic attacks and went on meds. I was on them and in and out of therapy before learning about CBT and the TEA forms. I have to admit I thought they were too basic to help someone as messed up as I thought I was at the time. Little did I know that a majority of my anxiety was being created in my head by virtue of how I learned to process everything. I globalized just about everything and always focused on my faults and ignored all the good that was in me. It has taken a lot of work but it's amazing to me that I have been able to turn my life 180 degrees around.
I know what you mean about the familiararity problem, I struggled with that too. I can tell you now looking back that all the new better habits have become my new familiar and it feels 10,000 times better than the old familiar ever did. Just keep doing what you are doing and you'll get to where I am sooner than you thought possible and have the rest of your life to enjoy your new familiar

[Beachgirl]

Books always make me sleepy.

You must be reading the wrong books
Lots of good and horrible books out there!

[ananxiousgirl]

What Doesn’t Kill Us: My Battle with Anxiety is nice. It's on the list of the top 10 best anxiety books.

Here's the list:

http://www.anxietydisorderphobia.com...iety-disorder/

[Beachgirl]

Interesting list, thanks for sharing.
I was surprised it didn't have the two best books I have read for overcoming anxiety and depression
Been There Done That? DO This! By Sam Obitz and Michelle Craske
Feeling Good by David Burns.
Both excellent CBT books.

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I was kind of thinking to myself after rereading your earlier entry that you are recovered. Although you know what Sam would say you really never had anything to recover from only a bad thinking habit. I still fight him on that one. Anyway would love to hear your story where you found help and how you overcame your bad thinking habits. I have a feeling the tea forms really helped. Working with Sam took some doing. Had to submit in writing what I expect to get out of working with Sam. Had to jump through a few hoops, very much worth it. I do via telephone as I'm east coaster he's west coast. He tells me he sees a lot of himself in me which is a good thing. Anyway glad to hear you have picked up some new and better habits and still like to hear your story. Have a great week.

Thx for the great reply. I still do TEA forms and they still keep me motivated on the days I wake up dragging. That's cool that he said he saw a lot of similarities with you since he's better now. I kinda tend to agree about bad thinking habits being the culprit now but I was sure i was defective before I read his book and started doing the work.
Hope you are still making headway and sorry I too9k so long to respond!
Have a happy halloween

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Interesting list, thanks for sharing.
I was surprised it didn't have the two best books I have read for overcoming anxiety and depression
Been There Done That? DO This! By Sam Obitz and Michelle Craske
Feeling Good by David Burns.
Both excellent CBT books.

Surprising but not shocking.... so many books hard to get all of them on one list and read them all too.