Posted on:
October 8th, 2024
Last reviewed:
January 3rd, 2025
How does talking therapy help?
It’s normal to experience complex and difficult feelings after receiving a dementia diagnosis. But for some people these emotions can lead to anxiety and depression. If this happens it’s important to seek help by talking to someone about how you feel. This might be a family member, trusted friend or your GP. But you might find it easier to speak to someone you don’t know, too. Some people find that sharing their feelings with someone they don’t already have a relationship with is easier. By speaking with a qualified mental health practitioner you’ll benefit from: *Being in a safe space to say whatever you need to *Not being judged for being honest about how you feel *Knowing that what’s discussed remains confidential *Working with someone who can help you unpick complex feelings *Sharing what you need to with someone who is completely impartial and who prioritises you and your feelings The NHS offers various types of therapy in a variety of settings, i.e. online, group or one-to-one. Some types, i.e. cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can help you to explore unhelpful thinking patterns, provide a space for you to explore these and examine whether they are useful to you – and if not, help you by giving you strategies to work towards changing the way you think. You can self refer to an NHS talking therapy here .Other relevant FAQs you might like...
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