DBT provided the knowledge that gave me the words to finally explain all I had been going through in my life & learn how to get in touch with what I was feeling & WHY. It took 2 full years of intense DBT group work then we had a "next step" group I went to for about a year afterwards. I still see my T who led the group & we do talk more in applying the DBT now rather than the technical aspect.

It was hard to get started in especially the terms. We all sat there expressing ourselves as normal & for the first few months out group leader psycholigist would translate into DBT terms. It was like learning a foreign language to start with.....but it was the best & most practical theraoy I had in the 20+ years I had bern going to therapy.

I have a huge notebook full of notes I took in those 2 years of group DBT. Really good information I still refer back to.