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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 think it really depends on the therapist. in my personal opinion, it is rarely about the approach but about the therapist themself. for 15 months i had a therapist (1 year telephone, 3 months face to face). it was a mix of CBT and ACT and was all labelled counselling. it was helpful in someways but the therapist would make me feel awful about myself at points because he didn't understand me- he apologised in the end. he helped me in terms of suicidality but in terms of interacting with others ie my autism, was quite harmful and i wish we didn't work on interpersonal relationships as much because the further we got, he became quite critical and i began to close off. i'm currently 3 weeks into CBT with an amazing therapist who is also looking into my autism. CBT should be adapted to autism however or it can be distressing otherwise. i hope this makes sense..idk if it does. 

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  • i think it really depends on the therapist. in my personal opinion, it is rarely about the approach but about the therapist themself. for 15 months i had a therapist (1 year telephone, 3 months face to face). it was a mix of CBT and ACT and was all labelled counselling. it was helpful in someways but the therapist would make me feel awful about myself at points because he didn't understand me- he apologised in the end. he helped me in terms of suicidality but in terms of interacting with others ie my autism, was quite harmful and i wish we didn't work on interpersonal relationships as much because the further we got, he became quite critical and i began to close off. i'm currently 3 weeks into CBT with an amazing therapist who is also looking into my autism. CBT should be adapted to autism however or it can be distressing otherwise. i hope this makes sense..idk if it does. 

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