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Originally Posted by ThisWayOut
Other boundaries I have around therapy involve trauma reactions to things, and not engaging in any treatment option that's more triggering than helpful (you'd be surprised how many professionals can argue the virtues of something even when there's evidence of individual difficulties with it. Dbt has been life-threatening for me 6 of the 7 times I attempted it. There's nothing they could say or do to have me try it again, yet even professionals who worked with me at the times I tanked because of dbt still insist it's an option to try again)...
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Wow, I'v only used a workbook on DBT and found it helpful. I don't even see how it COULD be life threatening. But my T once did Jacobson's Relaxation thing with me. It involved tensing muscles, but it ALSO meant NOT speaking. I got TOTALLY triggered by it. Afterwards I discussed it with T and he said he had noticed I wasn't totally ok, but hadn't realised HOW upsetting I found it. Something about the 'not being allowed to speak' just THREW ME.
And I'm sure many people have no idea HOW a relaxation exercise could be problematic
