They have got to be freakin' KIDDING!
CBT has been turned into a cult in the UK....for one reason only- it's CHEAP! The time of Drs, specialists and Counsellors is precious...so why not let all patients get treated by a person who has been on a short ' How to use CBT course.' ?!
I fought tooth and nail to get to our local pain clinic...and after waiting several months- guess what- CBT! I was treated as if I was completely stupid, as ( lying down in so much pain I was in tears), I was shown a diagram that showed if I was 'Happy' then I would feel less pain than if I felt ' Stressed'! GENIUS!!
I feel that the way disabled and chronically ill patients are treated by DWP and NHS in this country is like something out of George Orwell's '1984'- with one thing happening ( saving money) and the patients being told this is only in the cause of making them better..when they are evidently NOT being helped.
Hormonal rant over- have a nice day everyone!
