I'm so glad the CBT is working for you.
One question -- what would you be looking for with a diagnosis? Would you do anything differently than you're already doing?
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Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Cairistìona
I started CBT the week that I started my benzo taper about a month ago.
I am very glad that I did and really wish that I had done it a long time ago -- long before I considered any meds.
So far all I have really done w/ the CBT is reframing: writing down what my anxious thoughts, reframing it with a positive one and naming the cognitive distortion.
Now that I've had to really look at the...
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carolyn replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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pboy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Now that I've had to really look at the stuff that makes me anxious all day and confront them I have noticed a pattern.
A lot of it comes from feeling like I have or am going to act inappropriately in social situations. I feel like I have to try so hard just to act normal and remember to...
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pboy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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I wonder if expressing my concern to my therapist and looking at other therapies (to try after CBT which is itself reccomended for autism) that are beneficial to people with autism would be enough to help me.
I found a site here that explains about social skills training ...
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Cairistìona replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
I guess I would be looking for some validation for something that has been bothering me since adolescence -- that's when I first became aware that I acted weird bc of teasing, etc.
As far as what I would be doing differently, I guess accepting that I have a developmental disorder and not worrying abt a possible personality disorder instead.
I think that a diagnosis would help me to get ...
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Cairistìona replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yes, I agree with the ADs making this worse in some ways.
In my case my social/anxiety issues led me to the benzo and then to the ADs -- so I can't blame it all on the meds.
I do think that I got derailed for a while bc while the meds didn't "fix" my social inadequacy, they made it easier for me to ignore. I am mortified looking back at how obnoxious I was bc I just didn't care until later....
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pboy replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Yes, I agree with the ADs making this worse in some ways.
In my case my social/anxiety issues led me to the benzo and then to the ADs -- so I can't blame it all on the meds.
I do think that I got derailed for a while bc while the meds didn't "fix" my social inadequacy, they made it ...
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Cairistìona replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Yes, this is something I really need to work on.
I guess it is so overwhelming bc this seems to be something that comes naturally to everyone else and I have to study it to know what to look for as far as social cues and then try to remember them when I am in a social situation.
And it's true that focusing on other people rather than myself makes me less self-conscious.
I love reading ...
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Cairistìona replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Thanks again for the link!
I've ordered all of the books listed as resources on the site through my library and one of them: Messages: The Communication Skills Book by Matthew McKay is very good so far.
It is not targeted towards people with autism or emotional problems; but it covers everything from basic skills (like listening) and then moves to more advanced ones (body language) and ...
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pboy replied 1 month ago
Hey that's great
I might look into getting it myself too
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