Social Anxiety Support

RockiNToM · 10-12-2009, 04:05 AM

Ok, so I've been through CBT, over a good number of years which initially did help but long term isn't proving very useful. So my doc wants me to try psychotherapy but I've been waiting since august last year to see psychologist, is this normal to be waiting this long?

I bring the subject up to my doc and I'm told there is just a long waiting list..

odd_one_out · 10-12-2009, 07:00 AM

That's about the longest I've heard of, so it might only occur in certain regions. In my region, the wait was about 9 months.

arth67 · 10-26-2009, 02:21 PM

try harder with the CBT
psychotherapy iMo is a waste of time and effort for SA

for CBT to work, you have to want to get better

millenniumman75 · 10-26-2009, 03:05 PM

It depends on the doctor and whether he is taking new clients. I only waited about 6-8 weeks for my current one.

odd_one_out · 10-26-2009, 03:06 PM

arth67: The benefits of CBT have been shown by studies to decrease over a period as short as months; people also differ in their response to treatment. Your last line is being extremely presumptuous about the OP. It is perfectly valid to try different therapy options if the recommended one is not effective enough.

10-12-2009, 04:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
RockiNToM Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 438	Waiting period for therapy Ok, so I've been through CBT, over a good number of years which initially did help but long term isn't proving very useful. So my doc wants me to try psychotherapy but I've been waiting since august last year to see psychologist, is this normal to be waiting this long? I bring the subject up to my doc and I'm told there is just a long waiting list.. __________________ Disorders: Dysthymic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder. Medications: Propranalol, Valium, Prozac, Celexa, Paxil, Zoloft, Roboxetine, Effexor, Mirtazapine. Current status: Medication free.

10-26-2009, 02:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
arth67 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: austral;ia Gender: Male Posts: 217	try harder with the CBT psychotherapy iMo is a waste of time and effort for SA for CBT to work, you have to want to get better __________________ life is not a dress rehursal

10-26-2009, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,654	It depends on the doctor and whether he is taking new clients. I only waited about 6-8 weeks for my current one. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

10-12-2009, 07:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
odd_one_out Status: Active-but-odd Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,214	That's about the longest I've heard of, so it might only occur in certain regions. In my region, the wait was about 9 months.

10-26-2009, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
odd_one_out Status: Active-but-odd Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 32 Posts: 1,214	arth67: The benefits of CBT have been shown by studies to decrease over a period as short as months; people also differ in their response to treatment. Your last line is being extremely presumptuous about the OP. It is perfectly valid to try different therapy options if the recommended one is not effective enough.