Just Fired My Therapist and Moving Away From CBT

I’ve been in cbt for about 4+ years. It’s helped, but I am TIRED. BORED. and EXHAUSTED of trying to be cognized out of my body.

The statements that let me know I need a new approach:

“Everything that happens is all in the brain.”

I said physiologically and in reality no it’s not… what? It’s not “all in the meat” (I have peers that work in philosophy of psychiatry so we think very deeply about these topics)

I said, I’m tired of the loneliness in a room full of people.. his response “Everyone feels lonely in a room full of people”

……………………………..

I said I don’t want to “understand” my fucking feelings, I don’t even care what the name of them are, I want a better relationship with the negative emotions I feel and I’m tired of being in fucking pain. If it’s all in my brain all the issues all my wrong perspectives sounds like a lobotomy would fix everything right? But as we found out, that’s not how it works. I said the brain doesn’t “create” everything it facilitates everything. My trauma is facilitated by my brain, it didn’t fucking create it.

That’s when I told him I’m discontinuing my journey with CBT.. I’ve had a couple different therapist and I’m tired of the thinking and reliving my trauma, just from another perspective…. Gtfo.

(Not saying CBT is trash, just over it for my needs) expensive asf with not enough tools. I will be moving on to more emotional-centered modalities that may actually help me have a better relationship with myself and others. Don’t worry I still take my meds 😉

Edit: THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELPFUL RESPONSES AND SHARING OF EXPERIENCES