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Therapy

Expecto_Patronum

I'm not asking for medical advice, I'm just interested in experiences. I have recently started therapy again but I don't think it's going that well. We have agreed that CBT is not the right fit for me. So she is looking at other things that could help but so far none of it feels like it's the right thing. I feel like I'm just saying no to everything and it's wasting sessions but I don't know how to engage with something that just doesn't feel right.

So people, particularly if you have AuDHD, what therapies have you tried that are NOT CBT. Did they work? What did you find useful? What did you find wasn't useful? Did you really have to push yourself to get anywhere with it? 

I obviously want to do whatever I can to improve my anxiety and depression and have better coping skills but so far I just don't see anything I'm being offered as useful but I have no clue what would be useful.

Obviously I know that none of you can tell me what is useful. I'm just interested to hear other people's experiences so I can see if they are a) similar to mine and b) if there's anything other people have tried that I think sounds helpful and could suggest to my therapist. 

Thanks in advance.

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  • Hi, I tried lots of different types of therapy including CBT but also others- nothing worked, some caused more harm than good. The first thing that has worked is finding a counsellor who is autistic himself and mainly works with neurodivergent individuals. I have to admit at that point I had given up on therapy but my university offered to help towards the cost of a specialist therapist so I gave it a try and I have continued- it is so so much easier to talk to another autistic individual and there are so many things that I don’t have to explain and I just feel like this is the first time therapy has actually been helpful. I found this counsellor via a website where neurodivergent counsellors can advertise their services (of course make sure whoever you see has appropriate qualifications and accreditation). I know that it can be really difficult to get specialised support via NHS , but if going privately is an option, maybe you could consider finding a therapist that is neurodivergent themself or that at least has experience with neurodivergence 

  • in reply to Ann :)

    The NHS makes this difficult unfortunately. She seems to have some knowledge of autism and did agree that CBT was not the right thing. But I don't think she truly understands what it is like to be autistic so in that sense you're right, I'd be better having someone that has experienced those things.

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