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Hey everyone, browsing through the forums I always see people recommending and praising Sam Orbiz's book, "Been There, Done That? Do This!" and I'm wondering exactly what it's about and what the content is like. I only know that it includes these TEA exercises that seem really helpful.

Hi Perspectivegirl and welcome to the site. The book is based on CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and is focused on the TEA form and a couple of other key exercises. The author is a former sufferer of anxiety, depression and panic disorder as well as suicidal thoughts. It's a quick read and pretty basic but also inspiring. All the exercises in it are good and have helped me tremendously but the only one I still do regularly is the TEA form exercise. It's really self-help in its truest form and if you work at the exercises daily I think you will start finding success that surprises you in a matter of a couple of months or so. I'm going to try and check in more frequently so feel free to ask any other questions you have

What is TEA?

The thought countering exercise in the cbt book by sam obitz (www.tao3.com)
They work great at eliminating anxiety.

early31 wrote:What is TEA?

Early fwiw I hope you give CBT and the TEA forms a try. They are really useful and help a lot if you stay with them

Early are you giving them a try? Let me know if you have any cbt questions?

lilchrissy wrote:Early are you giving them a try? Let me know if you have any cbt questions?

Good to see you Chrissy I hope you are well. Hopefully we'll hear back from Early one of these days

Thanks Egriff and good to see you and all of your posts too. I'm doing outstanding, how are things with you these days?

My life is going better than I ever could have hoped. Isn't it great not to be bound up with worry all the time anymore?

egriff wrote:My life is going better than I ever could have hoped. Isn't it great not to be bound up with worry all the time anymore?

Awesome and I think the answer to your question is OBVIOUS