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Has anyone tried cognitive behavior therapy?  Did it involve hypnosis?  Any success with symptom abatement?

Reply posted for ven2chik.

Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT) is a a type of psychotherapy for improving the mental Health.It solves the problem like negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behaviour patterns or treat mood disorders such as depression

cognitive Behavioral deals mainly with Behavior ,feelings and thoughts.This science allows an individual to understand about their feelings and thoughts connected to their behaviour 
Source:https://www.choicepointhealth.com/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-program/

 Reply posted for sandysue542.

I have had Crohn's for 35 years.  Early on I had difficulties dealing with it, but going back to church has helped me a lot.  the fact that I work at a hospice house certainly puts it in perspective,  I could be a lot worse off.  I had a resection in 2002 and another in 2007.  Since then I have lived with chronic diarrhea and now ther is a lot of inflammation.  I am meeting with my doctor on Wednesday to discuss more agressive treatment since nothing seems to be working.

I had never thought about using CBT  (and I currently going to school for my Master's in Counseling).  I think I will check into my EAP program at work and see if that is covered.  I am having trouble now and starting to have a "crappy" attitude and feeling sorry for myself which I really do not like.

Thanks for all of the information.

Milissa

 Reply posted for ven2chik.

I used and continue to use CBT to improve my overall happiness whenever I can; it is a wonderful therapeutic method that truly has limitless application potential.

I found learning how to identify cognitive distortions especially helpful when I first got sick with Ulcerative Colitis. I'm naturally a very social and outgoing person, but when I got sick I found myself isolating more because of my lack of warning time when I have diarrhea - which is still an issue for me.

When I got sick, I was angry; because I felt like my body had turned on me. Which is a cognitive distortion. My body never promised me that it would be nice to me; I assumed that it would. And so in realizing this, letting go of that assumption, and accepting my UC and the ways it affects my life, I was able to let go of my anger and shame. Thusly allowing me to more forward to things that were actually constructive to the situation at hand; like learning how to cope with the various ways I am frustrated by how my UC affects my daily life.

Like taking up hobbies to improve my overall happiness, and finding ways to reach out socially while I am housebound. I have had great success here, and can even say that despite still being in the midst of my initial flare-up, I have never been happier or more fulfilled with my life.

The costs of therapy are indeed something to think about, and if seeing a cognitive behavioral therapist is not a feasible option, than I recommend investing in a book on CBT: The Feeling Good Handbook by David D. Burns, M.D. You can find it on Amazon for around $15, and it is excellent. I was introduced to this book during a CBT class I took a while ago; my teacher used this book for her references. I would recommend this book to be used along side with seeing a therapist, actually.

Good luck!

 Reply posted for ven2chik.

On the IBSgroup forum has the most CBT info that I have ever come across on the web.  Check out all the pinned topics and the moderators are very helpful there.

ibsgroup.org/forums/forum/9-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-and-hypnotherapy

I have had Crohn's for 18 years and have utilized cognitive behavior therapy as much as insurance would allow.  There is no hypnosis that I am aware of in CBT.  However, my wonderful therapist also has Crohn's and is very educated as to the wide variety of difficulties that we face.  Since stress is a major factor in controlling my symptoms, it does help me to have someone to talk to and who completely understands my situation.  So in that manner, yes, seeing a therapist weekly helps me tremendously as I have no other support system.  I would suggest seeing a therapist for many reasons if you don't have a good support system.  I wish you the best.