Posted by Dinah on January 21, 2012, at 11:42:35
In reply to Re: update » Dinah, posted by paisleygirl on January 21, 2012, at 11:29:05
DBT sounds perfect for you. The feelings you are struggling with are feelings that DBT was meant to deal with. The founder of DBT based her treatment approach on her own familiarity with those feelings and it's obvious.
Can you afford DBT now that you no longer have to pay a psychiatrist?
Have you tried other medications than SSRI's? I actually started self injuring on Luvox, and self injured far less off Luvox. A mood stabilizer definitely helped while I was on Luvox. But the medication that helped me most was low dose Risperdal taken when I was feeling the onset of a meltdown. A good psychiatrist helped me immensely and had the detachment that self medication doesn't provide.
Medications were most helpful in that they gave me a base to tolerate therapy.
Is your job in any jeopardy? My therapist always considered any actions that jeopardized my employment as jeopardizing therapy, since they affected my ability to pay.
Is the DBT treatment covered by insurance, in or out of network? Do they have sliding scale rates? What problem solving can you do involving the affordability of the program?
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