I have really bad anxieties when trying to talk to women. The closest I’ve ever come to talking to a woman resulted in me running to the bathroom and vomiting.

Is there a way to completely remove the urge to talk to women, so I no longer have to get so nervous around them anymore? I’m a 22 year old male.

The negative thinking leads to frustration, annoyance, tiredness, feeling lost and unsure, and mild depression.

Thanks!

How does it work? Any previous experience?

i found a 20 session on torrent site i was wondering if it will work??

I am looking for a method to use which would help me devote myself to my religion. I know that I have used CBT to change myself emotionally (and of course cognitively) but could it be done spiritually?
I am not asking if religion is rational, by the way. I am wondering if CBT could be used despite the fact that it might not be.

OCD is a common problem that can be overcome with CBT, either by using a CBT based self-help book or via more intensive therapist support, depending on its severity.

OCD is characterised by obsessions and compulsions. An obsession is a persistent thought, image or urge that comes into your mind and sets off feelings of anxiety and distress. These obsessions occur frequently, are intrusive and not easy to get rid of. For example, common obsessions in OCD include, thoughts or images of violence, blasphemous thoughts, fear of contamination, sexual thoughts or images and excessive concern with health. In OCD a compulsion is an act or ritual that is repeated and repeated in reaction to an obsessive thought. A compulsion may be an behavioural act such as repeatedly checking the door is locked or a mental act such as saying something or picturing something to make the distressing feeling, associated with the obsessive thought feel better.

Usually when I treat people for OCD at my CBT therapy practice in Edinburgh, I find that the method that the person with OCD uses to cope with or solve their OCD, is the very factor keeping their OCD going. This is because people with OCD commonly give a special meaning or powerfulness to their obsessive thoughts, usually that having the thought will lead to something bad happening to themselves or others. As a consequence, the person will usually mistakenly believe that the way to solve the obsessive thought is to try to block it or carry out a compulsion to “undo” the thought. What we know is that our brains work in such a way that trying to block a thought will only make it more frequent and whilst carrying out a compulsion will make the person feel better initially, it will actually feed the OCD so that the problem keeps going.

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Bulimia is an eating disorder that affects a large number of people all across the world.An individual suffering for bulimia will binge on food and then in most cases induce vomiting in a cycle that is called “binging and purging”. Generally, Binge eating  refers to eating large amounts of food ( much larger than would be considered normal) in a discrete or measured and usually quite short period of time. Today there are various methods used to treat this disorder. Most people are treated by doctors and psychologists on an outpatient basis without being admitted to  hospital unless a serious physical medical condition manifests. Over the past few years Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has emerged as one of the most popular models of treatment for Bulimia Nervosa.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, also known as CBT, is a psychotherapeutic approach that primarily aims to influence dysfunctional thought processes. It is one of the treatment procedures that helps the patient to become aware of thought distortions which cause both psychological and physical distress.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is effective in helping people to overcome panic disorders. I use CBT at my practice in Edinburgh and have found it very useful in treating agoraphobia, particularly when used in conjunction with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). This article details some of the ways in which CBT and NLP are used during NLP Edinburgh to help clients achieve freedom from agoraphobia.

1. Cognitive Therapy – At NLP and CBT Edinburgh, people are supported to identify and challenge information processing errors that maintain anxiety. Panic attacks and anxiety are initiated by unhelpful thinking. Thoughts alone do not cause anxiety, but believing negative thoughts does lead to anxiety. During CBT and NLP sessions, clients are supported to question the evidence for and against their interpretations.

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (or CBT) is an effective treatment for a wide range of psychological and emotional problems. The underlying theory of CBT is that our emotions are affected by our cognitions – put another way, “We feel what we think”. As a Psychiatrist and Therapist in Edinburgh I use CBT techniques extensively in the treatment of common problems such as depression, anxiety, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

CBT views emotional problems as the result of unhealthy and irrational thinking. It employs terms such as Negative Automatic Thoughts and Thinking Errors to describe the different ways in which unhealthy thinking can cause emotional problems. Having identified these unhealthy thinking habits, CBT also provides us with the tools to develop alternative, healthier ways of thinking about ourselves and the world around us. By thinking in a more balanced way we will feel better emotionally. Please see my articles on Negative Automatic Thoughts and Thinking Errors for a more detailed explanation of the above methods.

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I’ve used it quite a bit, and I’ve found some of it quite helpful. However, I was wondering if there were any downsides to it. Does anyone here know?