Cognitive behavioral therapy

[BlancaLap]

Does it help? Does it help you with dissociation?

[Eyessoblue]

Hi there, in my own personal experience no it didn't, obviously everyone gets something different from each type of therapy, I had this for 6 weeks and found it a complete waste of time. I have been having EMDR therapy tho and that works really well for me and I disassociate a lot but again I know of people who disassociate who it doesn't work well for. Unfortunately it's just a case of choosing what is right for each individual.

[Dee]

It helps me.  I learn what my triggers are and how to focus on the here and now.

[Rainagain]

I didn't get on with it years ago, it might help me now I'm in a different place, hard to know.

[Rainagain]

I think there is trauma focussed CBT, I had the other sort.

[kperr692]

   I have been in CBT for over a year.  My clinician keeps pushing toward simple PTSD resulting from my son's death.  I have asked her to focus on the complex side since there have been so many other events contributing to my complex PTSD.  To make things worse she causes a trigger when she refers to my son, when I am speaking about child abuse, sex abuse, kidnapped children, etc.

Has anyone been successful in redirecting their therapist to treat complex PTSD?

[Three Roses]

Hello! My HMO does not recognize CPTSD as separate from PTSD. I had several discussions with my therapist about this and finally suspended therapy until I can get trauma-informed care. My therapist encouraged me to write to the HMO and push for recognition of CPTSD.

So the short answer is, I didn't have any luck yet in this.

We have printable material for you to take to therapists, doctors, etc. Maybe something there may help - http://www.outofthestorm.website/downloads/

[BlancaLap]

  I have been in CBT for over a year.  My clinician keeps pushing toward simple PTSD resulting from my son's death.  I have asked her to focus on the complex side since there have been so many other events contributing to my complex PTSD.  To make things worse she causes a trigger when she refers to my son, when I am speaking about child abuse, sex abuse, kidnapped children, etc.

Has anyone been successful in redirecting their therapist to treat complex PTSD?

I'm sorry but I don't think she is a good therapist... someone that triggers you? Someone that doesn't take details into account? Someone that is unable to think about other possibilities apart from the "obvious one"? I don't know WHY she keeps telling you that you have Simple PTSD if you have suffered other things... (IDK what other things can be but I suppose that you refer to some kind of abuse during your childhood?)