AIBU to think emailing a link to a DIY CBT programme isn't mental health treatment?

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That's what I've been offered though, after months on the waiting list. If I was able to fix it myself I'd have already done it.

What would you like instead OP? Presumably in person therapy would be likely to still involve CBT and you’ve said you haven’t found that helpful.

Was just about to say this, the defense of CBT is huge and the concept of 'well you didnt make it work for you' type of narrative.

It isnt suitable for every sort of issue, it isnt suitable for many people who have difficulties 'feeling' something and therefore connecting it to a behaviour and/or thought.

It isnt suitable if what you need is holistic and person centred therapy to explore where something comes from and bring that to like.

Its fine for more mechanical, isolated, very behavioural issues.

That's awful. I've been turned away for trauma therapy because it might be too traumatising for me?! But no other therapy deemed suitable or offered. Except a type of which I have already done and refuse to do again as it gave me PTSD.

The NHS is useless for MH support. I'm sorry for you and hope you find a way to get through. X

I think it absolutely is 'mental health treatment' for plenty of people, so I'm glad it's available and in a lot of cases it's very appropriate.

But I completely understand where you're coming from; it's clearly not right for everyone and it doesn't sound like the right thing for you if you've already tried to engage with CBT before and found it unhelpful. There's no one-size-fits-all when it comes to these things, so it's frustrating when something like that is just dished out as a default when treatment really needs tailoring. I'm sorry you're having to deal with all this.

A few years back my GP referred me for a specific mental health treatment and the provider pushed back and said I needed to try something different, which was essentially one session with a psychotherapist followed by an online programme. I went to the session and within 10 minutes the psychotherapist said 'OK, this solution isn't going to be right for you, it's not going to be enough' and referred me back for the treatment my GP had originally asked for. I remember discussing it with my GP and he was really annoyed because he'd known full well from my appointment with him that I was long past any stage where the online programme was going to help me in the slightest.