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Originally Posted by Lemoncake
You can have a look at the DBT workbook by Matthew McKay and start some of the exercises yourself whilst waiting to start a group. Practice mindfulness to ground yourself in the present moment.
Similarly learning about Stoicism could help you too. There’s lots of simple explanations for beginners on YouTube. How to be a stoic is more accessible for modern readers over just diving into Meditations by Aurelius.
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Work on building up your self esteem and core self identity . I can still have my moments, but growing older and becoming more comfortable in my own body was one of the main reasons I feel mellowed out and less reactive than I used to be. |
Thanks, Lemon. Dr. T actually uses mindfulness with some of his clients. I was saying to R today that I'm not sure why he's never really done that with me except a couple times early on. Maybe I was resistant at the time? I don't know. But like breathing exercises, meditation, etc. Perhaps that's a way we could shift our work for a bit? Or at least have that be a component each session.
He's also trained in CBT, and I was definitely resistant to that early on. He'll very occasionally incorporate something from it, but maybe if we tried that more often? I know it's not the same as DBT, but for now, it can help (I believe DBT came out of CBT?).
Like, help me with the tools!