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Originally Posted by jean17
Just into the second module of DBT. I'm thinking this might help me or it might not. I'll just have to try to get through it. The group thing is wretched. Doing the homework is wretched. They keep telling me "It's not going to cure you. You will always have BPD. We are just trying to teach you skills to help you cope with it." How am I going to learn when just attending sessions is all I can do? I have social phobia and GAD as well and Depression, of course. But it's the first two that make participating in Group and doing the homework so hard. I don't know what to do.
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Assuming that by the "second module" you mean Interpersonal Effectiveness, keep in mind that it is the hardest section of the workbook for most people, and it also has the most time consuming homework. It can definitely feel overwhelming if you are depressed.
When you move into Emotion Regulation it will get a little easier, and most of the homework goes back to taking about 15 minutes a day.
Is your individual therapist DBT trained? Maybe he/she can help you figure out your uncomfortable feelings about group. I felt terrible about group until my T pointed out that I assume everybody has negative judgements about me, and that I actually have no idea what they really think.