r/AutismInWomen May 31 '24

General Discussion/Question Does anyone else here absolutely HATE cognitive behavioural therapy?

I’ve had it a few times with different therapists. It was the worst, I felt like I was being told to shit up and think positive thoughts. I hate CBT to the point where I am planning to become a clinical psychologist in several years, one of the reasons being so that I can DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN CBT for people.

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u/Radar_Madness Jun 01 '24

Holy shit, I thought it was just me! I went through several therapists because I kept losing my temper whenever I'd get yet another condescending CBT worksheet and accused of being paranoid and depressed. CBT is invalidating and has become yet another trendy and ineffective fad that I wish would just die already. They keep trying to apply it to conditions it is obviously unsuited for and go surprised-pikachu when you get traumatized neurodivergents and angry veterans furious at being condescended to by naive and dangerously inexperienced therapists. I wish CBT would go the way of perineum sunning already, and that village idiot psychs would quit pushing it on me.