For me, it's been amazing.

I only reached out for help because I finally reached breaking point and that was really scary. I genuinely had no idea I suffered with a mental health disorder for my entire life. I know it sounds so cliché but I really did learn so much about myself through CBT.

I learned just the extent to which I 'avoid' things because of anxiety - even the littlest things that I never even realised that I do. It all snowballs and was what put me to breaking point.

I never realised what a hard time I would always give myself, and the underlying negative beliefs I had about myself. I even had subconscious beliefs that worrying about things was a good coping mechanism which I never even realised... I mean, I thought I hated anxiety!

I learned that by confronting and doing things rather than avoiding them, I can prove to myself that, actually, there's nothing to worry about. If I always avoid them, I'll always think I'm avoiding a genuine danger, when in reality the danger probably isn't even there. Things are a lot better now and my mental health has come on leaps and bounds.

I learned that my mental health issues come from an intolerance to uncertainty. I've learned how to accept and manage uncertainty in a much healthier way. I've learned that I can't predict the future because it's uncertain, and no amount of worrying is ever going to change that. When I try to do predict the future, it's always negative and almost always incorrect. I've learned that I believe bad things will happen far more frequently than they actually do, and when things are bad or don't go to plan, it's rarely as bad as I think. It's helped to put my thoughts into perspective.

It took a good month or so before I really started to see the benefits, and after every session I feel a bit more empowered. It's been two months and I'm still completing CBT but so far it's been such a powerful tool for me that I hope to carry forward for the rest of my life.

I would recommend it to anyone.