Right before I started my CBT my conditions were very high anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, panic attacks.
I was very nervous starting my face to face CBT on a zoom call.
Really didn't know what to expect. Didn't know how much I could open up about to someone I had never met.
BUT then along came Kevin :) I felt from the first half an hour of speaking to Kevin I felt quite at ease with him.
I didn't feel judged, I felt he was taking on board what I was saying and using his skills to help me straight away.
There was time I really struggled with my intrusive thoughts and I really thought these thoughts were not 'normal' and was very scared to open up and tell anyone.
But once I had told Kevin my intrusive though he helped me with techniques and reassured me on how many people have the same thoughts. Just seeing the statistic on women/men really gave me an insight that I wasn't the only one. Plus how to overcome these thoughts.
I did have thoughts daily that either something bad was going to happen to me or I am a psychic and I knew the lottery numbers for the following week were going to be the JACKPOT! :) So Kevin tested it, unfortunately we didn't win. But these little tests showed me that not everything I/we think will happen or be true!
Which doing this really taught me a lot.
I will still have these thoughts but knowing and seeing this all for myself has made me come such a long way!
Having over 20 hours with Kevin, I feel like i've gained so much from him and I will feel a bit lost at first but I will forever take with me what I have learnt from him and be forever grateful!
Keep on doing what you're doing Kevin as you've not only saved me but all the other people out there struggling!
100000% recommend Kevin!
But for now... IN A BIT! :)
"Helped to manage intrusive thoughts"
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