To feel a little let down with nhs ?

[luluxxx]

I’ve had anxiety for years now
At the minute I’m dealing with intrusive thoughts really bad.
I worry about illness /death
I worry about all of the bad things that could happen
To a point I track my partner on the map for accidents when he’s driving
When my elderly dad is heading to town I will check the route for anything he might fall over.
I scan for body symptoms constantly and check for lumps (my mum passed when I was 14 from breast cancer )
Anyway I had my initial call today
He told me I would benefit from CBT
He told me the wait times was 92 weeks
I knew it would be a wait but that is crazy
He said “I think CBT would be helpful for your silly death intrusive thoughts”

So now I feel pathetic
I knew the thoughts were not normal but I don’t think il be able to speak to someone knowing it’s stupid.
I also have a choking fear.

i have bought a book called anxiety panicking about panic and im reading that

I work in a nhs talking therapies team. That is a long wait but most often are around the 6 month mark.
you defo need Cbt. Silver cloud is an online Cbt programme and does actually have really high recovery rates so please log in and use this. The person who did your call will have been a therapist in the team. I certainly wouldn’t have been saying your silly thoughts though.
you might benefit from some medication also op if you feel your struggling. Good luck 😁

I did a telephone CBT course and read the book Mind Over Mood that was given to me to do in conjunction with the phone call sessions. I thought it was really good.