Starting intensive CBT and just received the paperwork.Do i have to fill in all the blah ?

[Beauregard]

Cos i really cant be bothered and the questionaire 'Within the last week have you? blah blah blah'
Do i really have to fill it all in again?(previously had sessions with a psychologist)

I am supposed to return the completed paerwork prior to appointment.

anyone please?

I have bad new for you - that 'within the last week have you blabla' form will keep reappearing. Week after week.

The government likes CBT because it allows them to measure things and the forms help them do the measuring.

It is a useless measure of a persons mental health though.Depends entirely on your feelings at that moment in time and some questions dont even apply.

I totally agree - I had a (non CBT) NHS therapist who apologised every time for giving me one. Now I see a counsellor via a charity and i don't miss the things.

On the other hand, it was good to see my own progress measured by my answers changing over time, particularly those about suicide/death/selfharm/hopelessness

I called in the end and they are going to get back to me.

Pelvicfloornomore you have my absolute favourite MN name so far. I would laugh very hard but we all know that would be a bad idea

Sorry to hear about your CBT bureaucracy, when I started my CBT the questionnaire was like a book, it took me ages! So I sympathise.

Why thanks Getdown

have you got help for your pelvic floor?

I suffer in silence with mine

Actually my pelvicfloor isnt as bad as i thought ,it isnt great but i dont pee myself or anything.Needs toning up like the rest of me lol