The CBT helps people change the thinking patterns that support their fears, and the behavioral part helps people change the way they react to anxiety provoking situations. CBT can help people with panic disorder realizing that their panic attacks are not really heart attacks and help suffered people to overcome the belief that others are always watching and judging them. When people are able to confront their fears, they are shown how to use exposure techniques to adjust themselves to situations that trigger their anxieties. CBT is undertaken when people decide they are prepare for it and with their permission and cooperation. To be effective, the therapy must be directed at the person’s specific anxieties and must be tailored to his or her needs. There are no side effects other than the discomfort of temporarily increased anxiety.
The duration of CBT: CBT often lasts about 11 to 12 weeks. It may be conducted individually or with a group of people who have same problems. Group therapy is particularly effective for social phobia. Often “homework” is assigned for sufferers to complete between sessions. There is some evidence that the benefits of CBT last longer than those of medication for people with panic disorder, and the same may be true for OCD, PTSD, and social phobia. If a disorder recurs at a later date, the same therapy can be used to treat it successfully for a second time.
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