Anyone ever try CBT?...results?

[BeeKeeper]

Really, really having a hard day today.  I'm grasping at straws here trying to see any light at all when I really am tired and just want to give up the fight.  Any info. would be appreciated

[irishwriter]

agree with left coastchick, therapy is best with meds. hope you have a good pdoc. might take time to find right combo of meds (have had no luck myself yet but am continuing to try new ones as i want my life back!) hope things pick up for you. cbt is good but in my experience,not on its own.

[LeftCoastChick]

First question, are you on meds? Second, are you seeing a psychiatrist? Thirdly, have you been diagnosed BP in any form?
BP is a disorder that cannot be handled by Talk Therapy or CBT alone, but it's extremely important to have some therapy alongside meds. I"m doing a new model of CBT and I am benefitting for it greatly.  I can, when having to handle tough situations, use the info I have to alter how I react to things.( I am on medications)
Underlying depression, really can't be handled alone with a therapist. The statistics for BP folks without medical treatment is grim, and the chances of relapse is greater. See your doctor and/or pdoc.

If you are having active even passive thoughts of suicide you must get immediate help.