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Originally Posted by PaulaS
This post is based on facts you donīt have and you know way to little about me to recommend a DBT group. I donīt know about the conditions where you live but in my country a DBT group is for people who has been diagnosed with borderline and most often those people also act out in some kind of self-destructive behaviour, food, sex, cutting themselves and so on.
The potential T I met with told that she had already had clients whom she let e-mail her between sessions and before I even asked questions in an e-mail I asked her if it was ok. If she thought it might have a basis in some kind of personality disorder she couldnīt treat do you really think she had let me e-mail her?
Do you really think my former T had let me attend therapy for three months with her (she wasnīt within psychatric care or anything similar) if I had to be treated in a DBT group?
As you seem to have read many of my posts I have also earlier on told about that referrals were sent from my physician to T:s in a more psychiatric setting and they just told I wasnīt in need of that kind of care.
I agree there are some kind of dynamics to look in to but to suggest a DBT group without knowing me in person itīs not helpful. Such posts can only make it worse for people here at PC, such posts bring only unneccesary headaches. You may disagree around the certain event with this potential T and thatīs fine but when it comes to recommend different kinds of treatments, I donīt think anyone in here is qualified to do so just out of reading posts.
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DBT was created by someone with Borderline PD for people with Borderline PD, that is true. Here in the states it is used with a wife variety of people however and is found to be very helpful. Lots of people have some traits found in PDs but don't qualify for a diagnosis, so I wouldn't take it as an insult. From your response it sounds like DBT is not used the same way in Europe so I understand your reluctance. In the US, even though it's used predominantly for those with PDs as well as inpatient, DBT is also widely used in less intense forms for people who simply need help with interpersonal relationships, assertiveness or social anxiety. People with out any diagnosis at all even find some of the techniques useful. So people suggesting it aren't trying up label you so much as offer alternative suggestions to standard one on one therapy.