Need tips on CBT's meditation techniques. - Anxiety Message Board

beebsqtip · 12-22-2003, 06:13 PM

I am going back to my counselor in January. He was teaching me some of the CBT's and meditation techniques. He seems to be knowledgable, but I feel like he is not very well known in this area. Either that or he doesn't get many patients like me. Anyways, I have really poor consitration skills. I think I try so hard that I focus more on consintrating than on actually meditating or CBT. Is there a easy way of doing this. I still don't know much about CBT's but, I liked to hear some experience's from people who have actually done it. Or someone has some great info on it. I partialy have some learning disabilities so this does make this hard for me. I would really want to get this down because, I don't want to start or be on meds for the rest of my life. Anyways I am welcome to any other stories or advise thanks....

Janik · 12-24-2003, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by beebsqtip

... I still don't know much about CBT's but, I liked to hear some experience's from people who have actually done it... I don't want to start or be on meds for the rest of my life.....

It's more about changing your way of thinking than about meditation. Though meditation and relaxation help a lot with anxiety, CBT is more about identifying negative ways of thinking and substituting with more objective thoughts. Check the moodgym site to get a better idea.

I'm no longer on meds thanks to what I've learned through CBT. It's a lot of hard work to learn it, then you have to keep it up all the time but it's worth it.

hry33 · 12-24-2003, 05:11 PM

learning CBT can be slow and difficult, see if the counsellor will let you tape record your sessions, also ask him to make a CBT/relaxation tape for you

concentration improves with experience

meditation helps some but not all, CBT helps everyone