Well, one, I don’t think he is trained in DBT. His is just following a workbook: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook.

I don'tunderstand why he made a big deal out of those skills. I'm the only member who SI's. And I haven't done it in around 5 months. Plus my Latuda reduces how often I get SI and SUI thoughts by like 90%. I'm the safest I've been in a long time.

He did say this in front of the other members. Also, I have not seen him one-on-one yet. I wanted to get my T's permission first because her rules state that I can't have dual therapists. She just gave me permission today to see him this one time individually and, in the future, only if a problem arises again.

Yes those skills are the "textbook" skills for mimicking SI, but in a safer way. I do not find any of those type of skills useful. Instead, I use a lot of distraction skills (cleaning, painting, playing with dogs) or mindfulness skills (changinga nd be aware of my environment: candles/aromatherapy, music, taste, lighting, temperature).

My house is even setup to reduce anxiety. I tend to keep the house really cold because it decreases the body's desire to over-react. My color scheme are light blues and greens to keep calm. My bed and couch are plush and have blankets to curl up in. I either have the ac or white noise machine on to drown out harsh sounds. And I keep low lighting in the house.