I was told about DBT and groups available. Well I ordered a workbook on dbt and tried it on my own but wasnt able to really get it so i called and asked about the groups. The person I talked to actually said "Wow. Someone actually willing to do the work! Thats refreshing."

I think the work refers to taking what our T's give us and doing something with it. Like when my T told me I thought in a certain way that wasnt healthy. Pointing that out and then me noticing that thinking in my daily life and changing it is working. When my T and I look at my negative coping skills and discuss positive coping skills i can use to replace the negative ones. Taking that information and incorporating the positive coping skills into my life takes work.

So when i leave a session and T says "Keep up the good work" I know he is talking about the changes I have made to improve the way I cope with life on a daily basis that have taken me from this anxious individual that cried all the time and thrived on chaos to someone who is much calmer, never cries, and leads a somewhat boring life now that all the chaos is gone.