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Old Nov 13, 2014, 09:01 PM
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Its likely a dialectical style (which I'll explain later.) A therapy hour really isn't enough time to do skill training. The thing is... you mentioned how difficult it was to go just this single time during the week when you have this constant depression and (now) suicidal thoughts all week long.

DBT is one of the ways that constant distressing thoughts can be calmed down. The way its done is by learning skills of emotional regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and surrounding everything, mindfulness.

A dialectic is about a balance vs either/or - good/bad etc. Dialectics add an "and" to difficult situations, broadening the situation, allowing it to work for you.

For instance:

it was difficult for many many DBT participants to join and stick with the group AND learning DBT skills has helped them live less distressing, more fulfilling lives
It sounds interesting enough. Well, whatever she's doing seems like normal therapy to me. She just sits there and listens to me.

Yes, it is difficult for me to go through even a week... even a few days. It's been months of me having severe depression and it gets worse. She said the only thing that will help is medication for me. Who knows. Anyways, it doesn't matter because she is too busy and doesn't care and when I reached out via telephone telling her can I come in because I was so depressed and suicidal she did not bother to find me a time to come in. So I am dropping out. As in most things in life, nobody can really help you but yourself. I don't see the point in having another person disappoint me.