From reading various forums about SA, I've not seen too many people say they've been cured of SA. I see lots of negative threads, people feeling very low and unhappy, people posting how bad their problems are. But not many people saying they are getting better.
However, there are a very postive posts and stories from people who seem to be certain that they are a long way on the road to recovery - these people are all using CBT. The key seems to be to keep practising CBT techniques every day. It will be hard work but the rewards will be huge.
I don't see any really encouraging stories from people who just turn to drugs. Drugs won't cure faulty thinking and SA is essentially faulty thinking. Drugs can have unpleasant side-effects, withdrawl symptons when you try to come off. And when you do try to come off, just how is your SA going to be any better? I think you'd have to keep taking the drugs for the rest of your life.
I've seen some people try CBT and said it didn't work. But it's usually clear they were lazy, didn't put in much effort and gave up quite quickly. You're not going to change the way you think by trying a couple of sessions of CBT. It's going to take many months of daily effort. Eventually your automatic thoughts will begin to change for the better. This seems to be the route to recovery and normality.
I want to get better and then I want to stay better.