What CBT Helps You Do When Love Alone Isn’t Enough
You love them. That hasn’t changed. What’s changed is the exhaustion. The walking on eggshells. The quiet calculations in your head before every conversation. When someone you love is actively using, love starts to feel like it’s fighting a battle it can’t win alone. As clinicians, we often introduce cbt not to replace love—but to […]
I Didn’t Say Yes To Medication But I Did Say Yes To CBT
The diagnosis made everything make sense. And at the same time, it made everything feel fragile. If you’ve just been diagnosed and someone is already talking about medication, you might feel cornered. That tightness in your chest? That fear of losing yourself? We see it often. At Greater Boston Addiction Centers, we’ve walked alongside many […]
How CBT Helps Young Adults Learn To Challenge Thoughts That Are Hurting Them During A Crisis
When your child is in emotional pain, you feel it in your body. The late-night pacing. The sharp tone. The hopeless statements that land like glass. You may feel helpless watching thoughts take over their mind. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy—cbt—is one of the most effective tools we use to help young adults interrupt those harmful thought […]
8 Ways CBT Helped Me Stop Romanticizing Drinking After I Got Sober
When I got sober, I thought the biggest problem would be cravings. Like, physical, desperate, can’t-stop-thinking-about-it cravings. What I didn’t expect? How much I’d miss the idea of drinking. The fantasy version of it. Late-night laughs. Getting out of my head. Feeling confident for once. And yeah—feeling like I belonged. Even months into recovery, I […]
When You’re Tired of Trying: How CBT Helped Me Change In Small Ways First
There was a time I thought maybe I just couldn’t be helped. It’s not like I didn’t try. I showed up. I filled out the intake forms. I nodded in sessions. I even said the words out loud: “I don’t feel okay.” But the truth? Therapy didn’t feel like it worked. Not back then. So […]
What Makes CBT Effective for Young Adults in Behavioral Health Crisis?
When you’re watching your child unravel and you don’t know why—it’s terrifying. Maybe they’re not the same person they were six months ago. Maybe they won’t get out of bed, or they lash out, or they’ve pulled away completely. And no matter how much you try, you can’t seem to reach them. As a parent, […]
CBT for People Who Hate Asking for Help: A Clinician’s Guide to Starting Somewhere
Some people collapse under the weight. Others carry it well—on the outside. If you’re holding it together at work, managing the bills, showing up for your people… but still waking up tired in your bones, you might be the kind of person this blog is for. Because high-functioning doesn’t mean okay. And CBT—short for Cognitive […]
Recovery Isn’t a Personality: How CBT Helps You Reinvent Who You Are Now
You got sober. You did the damn work. Maybe you even help other people now. But some days, if you’re honest, it feels like you’re walking around in someone else’s life. Like recovery gave you structure—but not depth. Peace—but not passion. You’re grateful… but also a little lost. If that hits, you’re not failing. You’re […]
CBT Didn’t Take My Edge — It Took Away the Chaos
Sobriety was supposed to calm me. Instead, it made me afraid I’d lose the part of myself I always called my “edge.” The impulsive jokes, the late-night brainstorms, the messy passion that felt like creativity if you squinted at it long enough. I thought if I gave up drinking and self‑destructive behavior, I’d be left […]
Why CBT Worked After Everything Else Didn’t
I wasn’t new to treatment. I was tired of it. Tired of group therapy that felt like performance art. Tired of therapists asking, “How does that make you feel?” while my nervous system silently screamed, “Exhausted. Terrified. Disconnected.” I’d been to programs. Multiple ones. Long-term. Short-term. Some with community. Some clinical. I’d sat in rooms […]