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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did cognitive behavioral therapy- I spent a whole month not sleeping at night worried about stuff and I was a wreck. I did not need meds personally for my situation. The therapy worked.

I [b]was always worried about SOMETHING. It was worse at night. And when I got rid of one worry, something else took its place. 
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The therapy helped me cope much better. In addition to the therapy, my husband and I have had kind of a rough time the past few years - we've gotten through some pretty bad things that I wouldn't have imagined, and seeing how I can be fine after the worst happening, has kind of steeled my resolve in the face of other worries. [/quote]

Op here. That is EXACTLY what I have been going through. It is crippling and I hate bent like this. Do you live in NoVA by any chance? Who did you use for your therapy? How much did it cost? [/quote]

I do not- live in MD, and not close-in either...

Honestly, fit is important. Sometimes unfortunately it takes a few therapists to click with. I threw myself into the stuff mine had me do, even though I thought it was stupid at the time. For example, one of the things I ruminated on was screwing up a work project. She would give me affirmations to take home and repeat to myself. "I try not to make mistakes, but I am human and I will. When I make a mistake, I'll do my best to make it right. Its ok when I and others make mistakes."

Probably went weekly about 4 times and then bi weekly maybe another 4. I wouldn't say after I was a NEW WOMAN, but I would say I had more tools to talk myself down during freak outs.

I think the other thing that helped me is unfortunately I had a lot of things go wrong personally in the ensuing years. Some pretty significant stuff. I basically had a lot of time to "practice", and as a result of the therapy and all my practice (however unwanted), I am now pretty zen about stuff. Its really hard to get me too worked up. And that is huge for me.

So unfortunately, I don't attribute all my progress to CBT - much of it is seeing that the worse can happen, and I can still deal with it. In CBT, sometimes my therapist would ask me, well whats the worst that can happen? So, you'll deal with it.

Re: cost, for me it was 120/session and I don't think it was reimbursed by insurance. My family members have also been to therapy. Unfortunately I think you'll find the good ones tend to be out of network.  Try to think of it as an investment. I'll try to remember the book my therapist suggested. I think it was out of print...[/quote]

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