It was originally developed for borderline personality disorder but it used all the time now for everything.
An Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy | Psych Central
Radical Acceptance Part 1
The fact is your Dad got married and he had every right to. There is absolutely nothing you can do about it or could have done about it. It is his life. You have no control over the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others. Facing the reality is radical acceptance. Once the fact is faced and accepted then you have a choice in how you choose to deal with it. I think your therapist is saying that your anger and feeling of betrayal is causing you to suffer. You can choose not to suffer because of it by accepting his decision and forgiving him for it.
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The "paradox" is only a conflict between reality and your feeling of what reality "ought to be." -- Richard Feynman
Major Depressive Disorder
Anxiety Disorder with some paranoid delusions thrown in for fun.
Recovering Alcoholic and Addict
Possibly on low end of bi polar spectrum...trying to decide.
Male, 50
Fetzima 80mg
Lamictal 100mg
Remeron 30mg for sleep
Klonopin .5mg twice a day, cutting this back
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