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CBT and my experience working with Anita, in short, has given me control over my life for the very first time. My entire life I thought worrying myself sick, having semi-regular panic attacks and hating myself was simply who I was, and the notion of changing was an unrealistic fantasy. I had been to three therapists before I came to Anita and I honestly have only noticed a real change in my life ever since beginning our sessions… Knowing that I tended to see the world in black and white and could only be convinced by objective evidence, Anita and I constantly tailored behavioural experiments to challenge my maladaptive behaviours, and to test the waters - if only to see if taking 15 minute breaks at work to have a cup of tea would make my entire word come crashing down. As Anita may have predicted, it simply did not… I have read many of these types of testimonials in the past, and in all honesty, they seemed as helpful as a motivational fridge magnet, and completely inapplicable to my life. However, as a sceptic in almost all aspects of life, I can only claim that as a result of CBT, I have seen concrete, real changes to my mindset, behaviours, relationships, work ethic, and overall quality of life. ‘Jack’