Popa, I gave you the benefit of the doubt that you were referring to psychoanalysis, because there is still a small minority that believe in it. Now I see you completely don’t know what you’re talking about, because what you wrote about “talking through one’s emotions and where you are making the illogical step” is exactly what the cognitive part of CBT is. You are mistakenly thinking that CBT is only behavioral therapy, which, yes, for the most part would only treat symptoms and not underlying issues. The whole reason that CBT is so successful is BECAUSE it takes from both the behavioral aspect AND the cognitive aspect of identifying incorrect or irrational thoughts and emotions. It is psychotherapy’s form of “the best of both worlds”. I don’t know why you can’t wrap your head around that – CBT ABSOLUTELY DOES INVOLVE DISCUSSING EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS. IT DOES. IT DOES. IT DOES…maybe now you’ll get it? I can give another capitalized “it does” if that will help you…What do you think the cognitive part of CBT is then?
And saying that you’re talking about “good old psychotherapy” is also ridiculous. There are many, many different forms of psychotherapy. To give another of my analogies, that is like saying to someone with a headache “don’t take tylenol or ibuprofen, take medicine.” It is ridiculous and simply. makes. no. sense. It isn’t saying anything helpful.
Oh and by the way, you avoided the question AGAIN: Please propose a treatment, (not just a name, but what the treatment entails) that you would use. You haven’t given one practical solution at all. Saying “talk through emotions” is the vaguest statement ever. Propose a plan – i.e. I often have anxiety attacks. How would you treat me?