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CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)

Buz89

Hi everyone my names Scott busby I’m 32 and I was diagnosed with slight Asperger syndrome yes “slight” I don’t know what that means either, I’ve struggled  with anxiety, panic attacks and depression, I have trouble having conversations and understanding people, I’ve been having CBT for the past 3 weeks now every Monday and becoming more difficult every time as I’m having to complete the questionnaires every time about mood, emotions, feelings, I get homework every session and we go through what situations I've experienced, it’s got to the point I think that I’d be better off speaking to the nas (national autistic society) I’m not sure where to go. Just wondering if anyone else with AS has been through CBT. 

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  • I found it very hard. The first lot I had just didn’t cut it, but the second time round I had ‘intense’ CBT. The therapist was great. I had him ask me questions in a certain way, to simplify stuff, and to help me figure out my feelings and emotions. He described things for me, and suggested how my body may feel, in response to my situations so then I could identify with it. 
    It was the first time in my life I realised I don’t even know what I feel, let alone now to describe it.

    I think it helps when the therapist is aware of your strengths and weakness.

  • in reply to Catlover

    Yes, a lot comes down the therapist rather than the therapy, and also acknowledging our differences as patients.

    I describe myself as 'alexithymic', meaning I don't know what I feel, which makes therapy difficult or irrelevant.  In all my years of therapy, I don't recall anyone explaining emotions to me, so you were kucky.

  • in reply to Cassandro

    Hello Cassandro,  I only recently came across the word Alexithymia very recently. I looked into it, and I do identify with it.

    Regarding my therapist, I just asked him to explain what certain emotions felt like for me, so I could see if my body identified with it. He was willing to find the best way to work with me, for the best outcome. I was lucky.

    On a side note, my whole life I’ve been describing how I feel as ‘horrible’. Ie. My stomach feels horrible, people make me feel horrible, my chest feels horrible… the feeling in my chest was anxiety Rolling eyes I just don’t know how to explain anything properly.

  • in reply to Catlover

    Interesting.  I guess there are ways to work around alexithymia if  everyone's aware expressing emotions can be difficult. Glad you were lucky (sorry for my earlier typo :).  How do we learn words and concepts for emotions?  Lisa Feldman Barrett says ideas about emotions vary between societies; they are learned. Maybe we didn't all get the opportunity to learn them.  I've read psychologists claim that you learn to recognise emotions in others, eg an angry adult, before you recognise them in yourself, but can't find a good source for that now. www.psychologyinaction.org/.../early-emotion-understanding-when-do-babies-learn-about-emotions

    I have a kind of general negative feeling, partly physical and at worst like heartbreak in the chest, stronger at some times than others partly relating to self-concept, but usually describe it as depression rather than anxiety.  Might also describe it best with swearing...

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  • in reply to Catlover

    Interesting.  I guess there are ways to work around alexithymia if  everyone's aware expressing emotions can be difficult. Glad you were lucky (sorry for my earlier typo :).  How do we learn words and concepts for emotions?  Lisa Feldman Barrett says ideas about emotions vary between societies; they are learned. Maybe we didn't all get the opportunity to learn them.  I've read psychologists claim that you learn to recognise emotions in others, eg an angry adult, before you recognise them in yourself, but can't find a good source for that now. www.psychologyinaction.org/.../early-emotion-understanding-when-do-babies-learn-about-emotions

    I have a kind of general negative feeling, partly physical and at worst like heartbreak in the chest, stronger at some times than others partly relating to self-concept, but usually describe it as depression rather than anxiety.  Might also describe it best with swearing...

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