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Dec 04, 2022, 06:15 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by TishaBuv
I think it’s using a muscle which, with practice, strengthens. The bad habit of negative thinking can lesson with each time the muscle flexes to replace the bad thought with a good though. For negative self talk, telling myself I am bad essentially, I try to stop and remind myself I am good. I have a DBT workbook, and will open it to any random page and start reading when in spiraling negative thinking now sometimes. I really have to fight my inclination to go down the negative self talk spiral and, of course, feel better when I can put myself on distracted better footing.
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TishaBuv, I am grateful to you for reminding me of DBT, for bringing it into this discussion.
I have been very lazy about pursuing DBT skills. My therapist works extensively with CBT, which has been meh for me. You know, so-so. She seems to think CBT is effective, but I really don't. But there are a couple of people here on the forum who have brought up DBT stuff and I thought, Hmm, now that seems like good, solid, practical thinking. Effective ways to manage my thoughts when I'm stable enough on medication to be functioning okay. A here and now choice of how to manage my thoughts that isn't exhausting.
Do you like the DBT workbook you're using and, if so, which one is it?
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