Advice from other
young people
Messages of advice, hope and motivation from previous clients who have completed a course of CBT, intended for those who are just starting out their therapy journey.
"At the start it seems hard, like really hard, but therapy helped me realise that it can get better, and that it can help. It really does help."
- client, aged 14
"If you are struggling with a specific anxiety, take your time and you can eventually overcome it with patience, and the help of your therapist."
- client, aged 15
"It really helps to have someone to talk to, so try to open up as much as you can."
- client, aged 12
"Overcoming OCD feels like getting out of prison. Freedom is the only thing I wanted and I got it by sticking to what my therapist said. Now life is the best it’s been."
- client, aged 17
"Prioritising yourself is not selfish and is in fact a necessary step to become the person you want to be, and build the life you want to live."
- client, aged 23
"Bad things happen, at the time its really awful, almost like the world is going to end. But 6 months after I experienced something really really bad, I can fully say the world is great."
- client, aged 22
"Try to do what your therapist recommends, even if it's hard. The more you push yourself, the sooner you will find recovery."
- client, aged 18