tattoomom:

I hope that your appointment went well. The key is going to be to start dealing with the thoughts one by as they come. Dont ignore them, bring them up into your conscious and replace them with what you want to believe. For me, I counter all the negative automatic thoughts that arise with the biblical scripture. once I deal with it I picture myself letting that thought float up like a cloud, and then I start to observe my breath and then I focus on whats going on in my present. Its part of MBCT and it helps A LOT. The part of trust is also important. That would be a great thing to bring up to a good psychotherapist.