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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
When I was seeing T, she suggested that I find a DBT group. I tried 3 different groups while with her. The first and third group was really helpful. The second group, which was a process group and not a skills group, was lead by an incompetent therapist who let another client verbally attack me.
Both T and L have also been really supportive of me on these forums. They're all for any healthy way to get extra support.
Definitely try out a group. I don't think there's anything wrong with that. You could always discuss with your T.
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Your comment about these forums made me think of something my T said. I've talked to him about these forums fairly often. And I made a comment once about how I'd never been in a support group. He kind of laughed. I asked what he was reacting to. He said he thinks of these forums as a big support group, so he thinks I'm already in one. I hadn't thought of it that way, but it makes sense.
I think peer groups can help in ways that therapy can't. I don't think it's a case of potentially having "too much support" unless it was, say, causing you to be unable to think about anything but the grief (or other struggles). Or possibly if you were getting conflicting suggestions on how to handle it. But I think it's definitely worth a try.
Edited to add: I'm also in what I guess would be considered support groups on Facebook--one for reducing/stopping drinking, a few for parents of kids on the autism spectrum, and a couple for perimenopause. I find those helpful as well, though they aren't in person (I did make an in-person/local friend from one of the groups though).