Posted by Ilene on March 18, 2004, at 19:17:29
In reply to Re: Dear diary (DBT) - Ilene, posted by Dinah on March 18, 2004, at 10:20:18
> That's exactly how I felt when I first read Linehan's "Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder" and "Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder". It was a huge ah-hah moment. No one had ever considered that I might be borderline, but the descriptions of easy emotional arousal, slow return to baseline, and invalidating environment really struck a chord with me.
>I don't fit the other elements of borderline-ality. I also used to have a much easier time remaining calm. I think repeated stressors erased whatever resilience I had.
> And I, too, thought DBT was a more validating version of CBT and I might be more likely to stick with it. Unfortunately there are no DBT groups in my area. I brought the skills manual in to try to work with it with my therapist, but other things cropped up and I never got around to doing it on a long term basis.
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> Is DBT an option for you in your area?
>I don't know, but since I live in a major metropolitan area, I'd be surprised if there are no DBT groups around here. My pdoc wants me in a partial hospitalization or group therapy program.
I wonder if DBT has been shown to be useful for people who don't have BPD.
I.
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