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Originally Posted by splitimage
I'm glad you have some solutions for your housing. I lived in transitional housing for about a year and 8 months, until I could get my own apartment with another woman, who I met in housing.
I'd definitely go for the female only, single room place. You don't need guys hitting on you. And there can be a lot of drama in shared housing, it's good to have your own room to retreat to, and you don't need to worry as much about people stealing your stuff.
Personally, I'd hold off on the DBT. I've done it, and it's really intense, and involves a lot of homework. I'd wait until I was a little more stable first.
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Originally Posted by Fresia
Glad to hear things are coming together. 
I agree with Splitimage, that DBT is intense and there is homework to do so that is something to consider. It is a commitment. However, DBT helped teach coping skills so that if I had waited until I was stable, that I know in my case, that would have never have happened without it. I just would have put off the inevitable and wasted time to get help that I needed. However, too many changes at once can be hard on us and very stressful. Perhaps getting settled into the new place and look into when they are starting a new program:classes and to start indiv DBT therapy with the program(?). 
Best wishes as you find and get settled into the new place; also glad to hear you will not have to worry about somethings now. Take good care of you.  |
Thanks guys. Like I said above, I don't even officially know if I'll be in the DBT program, but I'd like to be. And as far as I know, they're always accepting new people; there are never new classes starting, it's always going and people come and go all the time. Like most programs at PH (Princeton House), you start PHP (M-Th/F 9-3) and end IOP (3 days a week 9-12).* Which now confuses me because each track is one full day, and then homework day. Speaking of homework, I don't mind it. Or big commitments. If it ends up being a lot more than I can handle (I really hope not), I'm sure I can always tell someone and they'll put me in a different program. *But yeah, so apparently all programs are only supposed to be, on average, 6 weeks .. Well, I mean that each person that goes is only supposed to go for around 6 weeks. So I'm kinda worried/scared cos if I'm only gonna be going for six weeks, then at the MOST I'll only have 30 sessions .. Is that too little? How long do DBT programs generally last? And I calculate that 30 sessions as okay if I stay PHP the whole time 5 days a week time 6 weeks equals 30. If I end up getting kicked down to IOP, which is 3 days a week, I'll have less session. Blahh at least I start as PHP regardless. Oh, and the DBT program is group, with 1 on 1 at least once a week.
Here's the link if you wanna know more:
http://www.princetonhcs.org/phcs-hom...lls-track.aspx
There's also this Women's Emotion Regulation program that they have .. I was interested in it but it says on their website you don't get 1 on 1, which I most definitely need.
Oh, and about Dunham Hall .. it's technically not transitional, but it kinda is. You could stay there for the rest of your life (I don't know why anyone would want to though), but from my understanding, when a woman moves there, they help her apply for Section 8. Once she's all applied, her name isn't at the bottom (or top, unfortunately) of the list, it's actually somewhere in the middle. All in all, it's a great transitional program. Okay, so maybe it is transitional lol. It's not like typical transitional housing though .. Well, compared to the other programs around here.
Blah, I always write such long posts. Oh well, I want everyone here to get to know me, and vice versa. I'll let you guys know what's up next week when I start and PH and apply and hopefully get accepted to Dunham Hall.