That’s normally what the B in CBT is for. The therapist is supposed to work out some strategies with you that make you feel like shit less, a behavioral repertoire that you can use on your own and that is independent from the cognitive part. I personally found this the hardest thing to do in CBT, and it was probably the thing that helped me the most long term (because let’s face it: no amount of therapy will make me an all-sunshine glass-half-full kinda guy, and really that’s okay).
Also what should not be forgotten is that no therapy will fix things, that are outside your control. Especially health, finances… etc. If you are doing terribly because you have cancer, or something, no amount of talking will make it go away. It really is just strategies how to face the fact and not to crumble into sand. But sometimes there just are no strategies that help.
That’s normally what the B in CBT is for. The therapist is supposed to work out some strategies with you that make you feel like shit less, a behavioral repertoire that you can use on your own and that is independent from the cognitive part. I personally found this the hardest thing to do in CBT, and it was probably the thing that helped me the most long term (because let’s face it: no amount of therapy will make me an all-sunshine glass-half-full kinda guy, and really that’s okay).
Also what should not be forgotten is that no therapy will fix things, that are outside your control. Especially health, finances… etc. If you are doing terribly because you have cancer, or something, no amount of talking will make it go away. It really is just strategies how to face the fact and not to crumble into sand. But sometimes there just are no strategies that help.