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Jun 20, 2012, 09:55 PM
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Member Since: Jan 2007
Location: U.S.
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Originally Posted by Thornsandroses
I also have social axiety disorder, and just the thought of going to a group causes me a great deal of well.........anxiety.
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Is the reason you would go to a DBT group for social anxiety disorder or some other reason? If another reason, what is most important to you to work on right now? There are other group formats for working on social anxiety disorder. For example, there is a group version of CBT that has been quite effective for social anxiety disorder. DBT teaches emotional regulation skills. What is it you want to work on first? It may be hard to find a group that is ideal for everything. I think groups can be really useful for dealing with social anxiety disorder. You get to practice communicating with a variety of other people, using conversation skills, dealing with people's reactions, etc.
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Originally Posted by Thornsandroses
I heard it doesn't work for everyone.
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Most therapies don't work for everyone, so this need not hold you back. There are no guarantees for any psych intervention. I believe the evidence base for DBT is strongest for borderline personality disorder. This doesn't mean that DBT can't help people with other issues, just that most of the research has been done for this indication.
Before beginning a DBT group, I think it is important to know what your T thinks this would help you with and what her role will be--will you continue to see her, for DBT individual therapy, for non-DBT individual therapy, how frequently, etc. She should be able to give you a straight answer to these questions, and if she can't, then it seems like she could at least answer "I don't know" and share her game plan with you for finding out more.
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