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Sep 14, 2009, 04:57 PM
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I'm currently not in the 20-week DBT program, but have taken about 15 weeks of it before landing back in the hospital. I self-taught myself all of the information and have been practicing the skills often.
I'm looking for a workbook for DBT. I have bipolar and wonder if anyone has any suggestions to make. ~dance59326
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Sep 14, 2009, 07:36 PM
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If you go to www.behavioraltech.org it is Marsha Linehan's site and you can find books about it. You can also try the local bookstore like barnes and noble or borders and search under Dialectical Behavior Therapy. You should get a lot of different books to help.
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Sep 14, 2009, 08:22 PM
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I'd need to Google DBT because I don't even know what it is.
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Sep 15, 2009, 12:06 AM
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There is actually a new book that just came out for DBT and bipolar. Don't have it right here so can't give you the exact title or author. Maybe check amazon.com. Been in DBT for about a yr. & plan to CONTINUE--don't think I will graduate anytime soon, but have been able to get off some meds & decrease dosages of others due to utilizing the skills I am learning.
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Sep 15, 2009, 01:54 AM
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A very helpful book for DBT is
THe Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook By Matthew McKay, Jeffrey C. Wood Psyd, Jeffrey Brantely MD Published by New Harbinger Publications Inc It is available from amazon for about $18.00 There is also a DBT forum here run by Rapunzel that you can join in social groups and post your situations in the social groups forum. Every Tuesday there is a DBT chat here again led by Rapunzel in the chat room, not sure what time it is for you as I dont know where you are but you can check that in the Chat section. Both are great resources for us where who are in DBT. Hope that helps Paddy 
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Sep 15, 2009, 07:01 AM
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I have too little focus to read about it, although I tried. Can anyone sum the program/this kind of therapy up for me in a small para?
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Sep 15, 2009, 02:20 PM
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On PC's "groups" you can talk and learn about DBT. There is also a chat meeting on PC.
You should check it out!dance59326
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"Life is like photography, you use the negatives to develop"
"When the world says 'Give up,' Hope whispers 'Try it one more time'" ~ Unknown "To dwell in the here and the now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibility, plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about past or worries about the past or worries about the future. If you are firmly in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness by looking into the past, but you are still grounded in the present moment" Thich Nhat Hanh |
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Sep 15, 2009, 02:28 PM
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Thinker - DBT is the current most effective means of therapy used in treating people with borderline personality disorder. It uses Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation and Distress Tolerance to overcome BPD symptoms.
I have found it to be life changing and the most effective therapy I have ever used. It is being adapted now to other disorders on the spectrum. |
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Sep 16, 2009, 12:26 AM
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My therapist started to do the DBT program with me and only got as far as giving me one homework assignment..... that didn't help because I didn't get instruction on how to do the assignment. I have read about it more in depth and I am hoping that with some coaxing the therapist will continue with the program for me. I really think that it will help with my BPD.
I can't afford the books or I would just find a workbook and do the exercises more on my own. |
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Sep 29, 2009, 06:16 AM
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The one written by the Dr. ( Marsha Linehan) who developed DBT: "Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder"--though as I said I do DBT therapy & have bipolar & find it extremely helpful.
New book out specifically aimed at bipolar: "The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder--Using DBT to Regain Control of Your Emotions & Your Life" by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW |
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Sep 29, 2009, 06:33 PM
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"The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder--Using DBT to Regain Control of Your Emotions & Your Life" by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW
is the book I use. Paid 21.95USD for it about six months ago. Worth every penny.
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Sep 30, 2009, 03:32 PM
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Ama, I'll look for it next time I'm in the bookstore. Actually, I'll look it up online.
Thanks again! How you doin'? PM or text me. d
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Sep 30, 2009, 07:11 PM
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Awesome job Trying & Caring! Congratulations. I just recieved my DBT workbook. I like it very much. It's titled: The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder written by Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, forword by Zindel V. Segal, Ph.D.
~dance59326
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