I have done a lot of reading on DBT and asked a lot of people for their opinions. I tried the workbook just to see if I could get into it because I was afraid of going to the actual group. I figured it would be better than nothing, and it might even help me to be more comfortable to go to the group when I knew more about it.

I really like the idea of DBT and learning the coping skills, etc. But my issue is with the approach. To me it came off as being really invalidating and condescending, as another poster mentioned. I have tried to work my way around it, but that is really hard to do. I feel like I am being too picky but feeling invalidated and like my issues are being simplified is a huge trigger for me, which is why I am afraid it will do more harm than good. I don't like some of the rules that are put in place and it feels like some of them would be triggering as well.