DBT Diary Card

Have anyone done one and found it helpful?

I've been given the task to do some over the weeks I haven't seen pdoc and I'm getting kinda bored with it as its always the same.

Yes, I've acted on SI urges, had "those" thoughts every freaking day, forgotten meds, decided to quit therapy then decided to go again........

I tailored and designed my own DBT Diary Card which was more appropriate to me. It also made it easier to work with. Then I printed it out from my computer and showed it to my pdoc. I always had a back up copy on my computer.

Yeah, I've scan them all so nothing gets lost. Think I might email them to pdoc before I see her again.

I have done the DBT diary logs. The helpful one for me was when we were in emotions, and filled out a sheet that talked about which emotion I was feeling, and to what extent. One emotion was often linked to other emotions ~ leading to the dark center of my thoughts.

Seeing that strong pattern allowed me to see my personal "core"....self-hate and blame. Talking about those emotions in therapy has been helpful. It is nice that my T accepted my emotions, allowing me to feel the way that I do. But, he's also challenging me to see "good parts" of my personality...so, maybe I'm not as evil as I think I am.

Hope that sharing my experience has helped you in some way. Best wishes to you!

This sounds very useful. i hope i get a chance to have a therapist again (just gotta get some insurance).