[QUOTE=OliversTwisted94;4229494]I have. I think you have to have a certain kind of behavioral patterns for it to be a good fit. When I was in DBT groups, I'd think, "What, do you guys think I'm ignorant or something? I know what all this is, I already do this stuff, it's common sense for me. You don't need to make me repeat this and give it a new name just to repeat it again"
The things they teach are.... really kinda average for a lot of folks. They're already subconscious habits for handling stressful situations (or I thought so for myself, at least). It seemed like some kinda marketing ploy or something, almost; like they had to make it some kinda fancy anagram in order to "sell it" or whatever. They took basic coping and grounding skills and stretched it out into this unnecessarily long and complicated process. I mean "ACCEPTS", "DEARMAN", "GIVE", "FAST", "IMPROVE ", "PLEASE MASTER", "MASTERy" ??? C'mon son, you know that's whack! I honestly think that DBT is for a select group people who need those skills broken down and rebuilt, not for those people who have the skills on a solid foundation and just need them strengthened. Idk, it might just be a shot in the dark here, but I think DBT is too widely used.[/]

DBT is intended for people who lack emotional regulation skills, so you are right - if you have these skills already then it is probably not what you need. It's not a reflection on intellectual level by any means and can be useful for the most intelligent people as well as people with challenges. It's all about building a skill set that some people for whatever reason might struggle with. You could be right that it's over prescribed sometimes. It's also possible that some people are resistant to it because intellectually the concepts appear to be so common sense it sounds strange. However just because some people understand them it doesn't mean they use them. Not everyone needs it but when you do, it can be amazing.