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  CBT (Cognitive Behavioral therapy) helps individuals to look at the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Knowing those relationships brings awareness of thinking patterns. CBT can be used for depression, anxiety, PTSD, or eating disorders. Sometimes CBT needs to be accompanied by medication to help. CBT is helpful to manage stressful life situations (Mayo Clinic, 2025). I had used CBT to manage my depression. Most recently, I started a job working at a detox center. I found CBT helpful for relapse prevention. I am appreciative of others sharing their CBT experiences because I have learned so much from them. Feel free to share your success story with CBT. Reference Mayo Clinic. (2025). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/cognitive-behavioral-therapy/about/pac-20384610
 Cognitive behavioral therapy for depression. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) 4.8% of adults in the United States reported regular feelings of depression (2025). There were fifteen million visits to a doctor’s office in a year for depression. 11. 2% of emergency room visits included depression in the record. There were 49,316 deaths due to suicide or the suicide deaths per 100,000 population is 14.7.  "Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. You may have trouble doing normal day-to-day activities, and sometimes you may feel as if life isn't worth living"(Mayo Clinic, 2025). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a treatment used to change negative thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. T he u...