Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can be very effective.
It's a method of looking at our thinking and how it effects our behaviors. We can learn to correct negative thinking in an attempt to choose more beneficial behaviors to help us get what we want, and stay away from what we don't want.
It's also very helpful in learning to identify our triggers, though that takes time. It won't be *done* in 4-6 weeks! I'm *still* learning to identify my triggers, and I've been working at CBT for a long time. And new triggers can be added all the time too, as we continue on this journey called life.
But, CBT is still a very effective method of dealing with anxiety. Especially as it helps us reject negative self talk and replace it with more realistic views of the self and the world. And finally, we learn that, after the trigger, there are three specific places where we have an opportunity to stop and consider before we act out in any way. It gives us that opportunity to slow down and choose our behavior. Personally, that's why *I* think it's effective. Not perfect, but, effective.
And it's all about progress, not perfection, now, isn't it?
Shalom!