I think DBT works when you know what you want to get out of it. It's intended for people with interpersonal difficulties, especially as it concerns emotional regulation. It should be teaching you skills for mindfulness and for being less reactive. Sometimes it sounds stupid because it's stuff that consciously we know we should do, yet don't. If we don't have appropriate coping skills then it's necessary to learn them. Sometimes there are strategies and "tricks" to help with the process. Some seem stupid, some are great. It's really hard but and I guess it depends on a Lpt of factors if it's to work like a good group leader, how everything else in your life is going and the place that you're at in treatment. Good luck, I hope it gets better.