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Anyone cured their anxiety with CBT?

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aaron1337
aaron1337

I've had severe anxiety for the past 6 years so the point where I am housebound. I'm 20 and its the hardest thing to watch all your friends go on with their lives. I've tried various medications and several different therapies. I'm currently seeing a CBT therapist at the moment but just feel like I'm getting nowhere. Does it work? Am I giving up too easily?

Every night I lay there in bed wanting to die because it just feels like I'm trapped and being suffocated. Like I'm a puppet being tortured for someone's enjoyment.

Any advice or positive stories would be really helpful right now.

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  • gary66870
    gary66870 aaron1337

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    I'm the same as you been like this for 10 years since the age of 18 housebound been on all types of medication different therapies etc the psychiatrists I have seen have said to me that I'm one of the most extreme cases they have seen for generalized anxiety/health anxiety and panic disorder I already knew I was bad anyway lol started CBT again end of last year in to this year it helped me a lot to change my way of thinking etc I'm still bad but better than I was I also feel like u a lot of the time like I have been like this for 10 years since a young age all this treatment etc and still have no life feels like am getting nowhere it's hard like but I have kids so I keep plugging away for them I have said to people and it sounds bad but I would sell my should to the devil for a normal life if I could sorry for the long response but keep plugging away see the therapist etc and hopefully you can get a breakthrough and be able to live and manage life better take care

    • aaron1337
      aaron1337 gary66870

      Posted

      Thank you Gary, in a weird sense it feels good that I'm not alone but I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Hopefully you'll find a solution too.

  • ann55375
    ann55375 aaron1337

    Posted

    I have had cbt, many sessions. I think it works well for those who are not severely depressed, or resistant to anti deps.  Unfortunately they havent come up with the right concoction for me and i am still depressed and anxious, four years now.

    i understand what you say about how you feel right now.  There are so many posts on here about people in same boat so youre not alone.  

    We can only try different combinations and see if they work.

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