Over the past year I learned how ineffective psychodynamic therapy was for me in comparison to CBT/DBT, or at least the way that psychodynamic therapy was done for me. I specifically was doing transference-focused psychotherapy for BPD, and that ended me up in the hospital for the first time, followed by a period of time going in and out of the hospital for a few months, my last hospitalization being after a (*TW*) nearly successful suicide attempt. After that hospitalization, I started with CBT again and I haven’t had a hospital admission in 5 months now. (*TW*) Also, I have only self-harmed once in the last 5 months, as opposed to nearly every day before. It has made a world of difference for me.

I was curious to hear other people’s experience with the different modalities of therapy and what was more effective for you.