I
was told that cognitive behavioural therapy was good for
helping me change my eating habits, what is this?
Cognitive
behavioural therapy or CBT as it is more commonly known,
is a type of therapy that is recommended by the NHS.
It is a short term therapy of 6-10 sessions. CBT therapy
helps a person change the way they think and feel and
the impact this has upon their behaviour. The concept
of CBT therapy is that once you change your thoughts
and your feelings then this will have a positive impact
on your behaviour and in turn you will begin to feel
and behave differently. In relation to food, if you are
a comfort eater then once you have changed your negative
thought patterns, you begin to feel better about yourself
and then the chances are you will not need to turn to
food.
Answers provided by Janet Biglari
and Sevim Mustafa, Streamline Surgical psychotherapists
