Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, 2nd Edition

‘My gran always used to say to me: “You never know what’s round the next corner, Em,” and she’s right. You can think everything’s fine but fate can pull the rug from right out under you and your whole world can fall apart – just like that.’

‘Every morning when I wake up the first thing I do is go through my list: “Who have I let down? What have I forgotten…?”‘

‘Until I started therapy I never realised how wound up I was the whole time. That sick feeling in your stomach, pacing around, constantly waiting for the next thing to go wrong… It just becomes normal after a while because you never know any different. Your brain never stops working. You’re ...