C.A.T therapy

So my usual head doctor has referred me to a friend of hers who works as a psychotherapeutic cousellor. Not that she wanted to bunk me off to someone else, but she thought it might be good to gain another persons perspective on my situation etc.

So I went today (dragging my heals - I hate change!) and the lady seemed really lovely... she completely 'gets' me and is going to work with the below...CAT

•Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
CAT focuses its attention on discovering how problems have evolved and how the procedures devised to cope with them may be ineffective. It is designed to enable clients to gain an understanding of how the difficulties they experience may be made worse by their habitual coping mechanisms.

In my life i feel like im just treading water to keep my head just above water to stop my drowning!! I know that sounds a bit dramatic but thats how it feels. So she intends to help me find coping stratorgies (spelling!?!) etc.

I think im going to have a good stab at it. Its the only thing i have going on a weekly basis...the medical side of all this has ground to a halt practically and its so frustrating as my consultant wont reply my letters or phone messages....do that actually give a flying fuck about helping me?!!! tossers.

sorry bit of a rant on there! Just makes me so angry I could punch something!!

Bed for me anyhooz Im shattered

hope u guys r ok xxxxxx

Hey Naomi,

That sounds interesting... it sounds like something I should prolli try too if I can learn better coping strategies.

Let me kno how your first session goes.

Cheers,

Sue

It's good that you've found someone to talk through coping with, I think we all understand the treading water feeling. Have you thought about getting or borrowing a copy of Amy Stein's Heal Pelvic Pain? It's full of good advice and exercises if you don't fancy going to a Women's Health Physio, she covers exercises for the external muscles to help the pelvic floor relax and massage for internal and external to help the pelvic floor relax. The great thing about the book is it doesn't cost much either, I think my copy was about £7 and it's a really good book. Like most of us you've been let down by conventional doctors so it's probably time to start looking at your options to help yourself. Hope you at least have a read through it in a library to get some handy hints on things to try, and inflamed skin is mentioned too!

That sounds great Naomi! I get cbt with my therapist who also takes a person centered approach so its a mix really

I find it very helpful so I wish you luck!!!!

Sebby
xxx