is cbt therapy really that great

[NGP]

I started cbt therapy.
I have to write my anger down etc. but as usual i start in the beggining and after a few weeks i slack down and stop. Its almost pathetic how i repeat my same mistakes in life over and over again. I am not talking to anyone on the college, though i want play basketball i want talk to girls and boys for friendship sexual reasons etc. but i dont because i am afraid and not ready to put in the effort. I know that a week before the semester ends i am going to panic and try to get friends good grades and a girlfriend all in the same week. I will talk more because i am not afraid that i will actually make surious progress since it is the last week. It will happen this semester as it happened last semester and the one before, i have no control over myself. and my anger is just simmering there... how many of you guys have a lot of anger inside you, is it common among people with SA?
My therapist says what i think is not necessarily true, but i know that people dont like my personality, i know its true goddamnit!

 

[Deus_Ex_Lemur]

... calm down? =) I have anger issues yeah when you keep things bottled up, inside, loath yourself, it's natural.

CBT I believe can be great, but takes TIME... consistency. Real effort. Ppl quit smoking dont always do it first attempt, conquering S.A/CBT same thing. Ive lived many years back and forth but I never really committed frankly, due to some AvPD. It's easier to get into a groove esp with school and get back to old habits/mode/n' ways.

 

[Kiwong]

I think it depends on the therapist.

 

[Remus]

It's very hard to master. I got a book called 'been there done that do this', it was a guide on mastering CBT, that helped alot