My first Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (cbt) session?

Question

im going to my first cbt session next week for anixety and depression my anixety more so and i was just wondering if some one could tell me what to expect and if some one had had this theropy before and if it helped them?i currently dont have a social life and lost all my confidance and really hoping this will help me thanks for reading

Answer 1

While I was an in patient last year I undertook CBT, DBT and Mindfulness sessions.  

CBT is about listening to the positive voice.  We listen constatntly to the inner voice that puts us down, tells us what s***s we are.  This voice is what feeds our anxiety and depression.  CBT helps us regain some self esteem and begin the process of rebuilding by helping uis first identify the positive voice within us and then learn to listen to it.

DBT - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy - is about balancing our fears and anxieties.  We look at life as a balancing act.  Too much ignoring the issues - distractions - imbablances the scales.  Too much acceptance, just putting up with it, also distracts.  DBT is learniung to keep the scales balanced between accpetance and distractions.

Mindfulness, is for me a great way of managing fears, anxiety, depression.  I focus on life one step at a time.  

Above all, enjoy the experience, take whatever you can from those that have the skilss, expertise and experince to help.  I am still alive because I took this help.  It works, truly.

Answer 2

i used to be anxious around people too. people like us really do overthink things, which is what you are doing now. lol. i overcame so much and that is because i got a good start with my therapy sessions. for me, my environment was safe and the person i was with was very calm, understanding, and trusting. you will be fine.