Mental Health Struggles & Alcoholism It all began for me in 1997 when I entered a 28-Day Treatment Program for binge/blackout drinking. Soon after, I participated in a Mental Health Day Treatment Program and started therapy at Avalon Sexual Assault Centre. During this time I was misdiagnosed with ADHD, DDNOS and PTSD. Years past as…
Tag: Cognitive Processing Therapy – Cognitive Distortions
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Themes – Esteem Issues
Self Esteem According to the Cognitive Processing for PTSD: A Comprehensive Therapist Manual: Second Edition by Patricia A. Resick, Candice M. Monson and Kathleen M. Chard work sheets, esteem beliefs related to self is defined as: Beliefs in your own worth. Such beliefs are a basic human need. Being understood, respected, and taken seriously is…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Themes – Power & Control
What Is Power & Control? This is the belief I can solve problems and meet challenges that I may face . As well as the belief that I can control others or future events, related to others – including people in power. I think about power and control in terms of what I have power…
The Distinct Languages of AA, DBT & CPT
I had an Ah-Ha moment last night. I realized that there are the distinct languages of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT). August 1st, 2023 – After decades of struggle, I reentered the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, accepted I am an alcoholic and embraced Step 1. Next, I dove…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Understanding & Learning – The Life Skill Of Trust
Dreams Currently, I am a recovering alcoholic in a 12-Step Program with over 2 years of sobriety. This past week, I’ve had three separate dreams where I made the choice to drink. Another night this week, I had an awful nightmare where someone was trying to murder me. In the dream, I was terrified and…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Themes – Safety & Trust & Trust Star
Information provided about Safety & Trust & Trust Star is from the CPT Week 8 Slide Presentation by Susan McDevitt, MSW/RSW – for the CPT 12-Week Group Sessions at Community Mental Health & Addictions (CMHA) Safety Beliefs About Myself Safety Beliefs About Others Trust Beliefs About Myself Self-trust involves the belief that people trust their…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Levels Of Responsibility
Levels Of Responsibility In understanding trauma, my therapist explains Levels of Responsibility. This information helps me understand how as a child and young teenager, I am not responsible for a tragedy that resulted in a traumatic event for me. How my feelings of guilt as a result of this traumatic event are not a real…
Cognitive Processing Therapy – Thinking Patterns
The Tree of Faulty Core Beliefs My therapist explained The Tree of Faulty Core Beliefs to me. This tree represents the layers of our subconscious that contribute to negative thinking patterns (cognitive distortions) in our lives. The Faulty Core Identity is the “soil” that nourishes the seed of unhealthy beliefs, often formed during early childhood….