I hate homework in therapy.
I wrote a long ranty post down in Clyde's Corner about that actually, lol. I guess it's important sometimes and relevant if you've got a lot to work on... I'll bite the bullet and do the homework that I was given at my last therapy appt... I think she (my T) reallllllllllly loves CBT. Then again, she's in the process of getting her certification ... so she's still going by what she's learnt in school (so I guess I won't complain).
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What is DBT?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) treatment is a cognitive-behavioral approach that emphasizes the psychosocial aspects of treatment. The theory behind the approach is that some people are prone to react in a more intense and out-of-the-ordinary manner toward certain emotional situations, primarily those found in romantic, family and friend relationships. DBT theory suggests that some people’s arousal levels in such situations can increase far more quickly than the average person’s, attain a higher level of emotional stimulation, and take a significant amount of time to return to baseline arousal levels.
People who are sometimes diagnosed with borderline personality disorder experience extreme swings in their emotions, see the world in black-and-white shades, and seem to always be jumping from one crisis to another. Because few people understand such reactions — most of all their own family and a childhood that emphasized invalidation — they don’t have any methods for coping with these sudden, intense surges of emotion. DBT is a method for teaching skills that will help in this task.
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I also read it's good for people with mood problems (me) and some bad behaviours like self-injury (also me). I guess I've got some borderline personality characteristics... but not the diagnosis, because I'm not that great of a fit with it.
I have problems with emotional regulation ... then again, I have problems with feeling feelings too.
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find someone you like who can help you and it doesn't matter what the orientation is.
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I like this.
So true, I get caught up in some of the stuff/labels/orientations sometimes.