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Originally Posted by choocha
DBT is for people with BPD, and that doesn't require meds for effective treatment. Sorry to be honest, but I kinda agree with what the nurse said, in a way. If you really have BP it is virtually impossible to treat med-free.
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Pardon?
DBT is used for more than just BPD.
And not everyone with bipolar needs it treated with medication - bipolar 2 is described as
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Bipolar 2 Disorder, in which the primary symptom presentation is recurrent depression accompanied by hypomanic episodes (a milder state of mania in which the symptoms are not severe enough to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning or need for hospitalization, but are sufficient to be observable by others).
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I don't actually need medication to live a perfectly functional life. I've chosen to go on meds temporarily to help cope with a difficult long-term situation, but I don't NEED to be on them. It is not impossible for me to live a normal life without meds - I've done it for over a decade, and I've been quite successful with my life so far!
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