I know that exposure therapy will be difficult. I've been through regular therapy before, and my therapists/doctors were afraid that exposure therapy would be too much for me. I also know how difficult things were a couple of months ago when I did just 2 sessions that combined just a few minutes with exposure therapy with taking medication. This is why I'm hesitant to do this. BUT, there are websites that say that CBT is done in 10-20 sessions. (I think Cognative Therapy Associates is one.)
Also, I told my current doctor (who's a PTSD specialist and researcher) on Thursday that if I'm going to try the CBT/exposure, I want to do the intense part during the summer so that I will be able to function when school starts up again. He didn't tell me this wasn't possible or anything, and I think he would have if he felt my expectations were too unrealistic. |