DBT is frightening...

Is anyone else doing/has done DBT? I was doing ok for two months and then had my first group skills training this week and I don't know if I can handle it.

oh, stick it out...I think dbt was the best thing that ever happened to me

It is ok you may feel frightened but in DBT group you will find many supportive people. They will help you.

Hang in there! This kind of therapy can prove quite useful in the long run. Don't let a temporary set back stop you from achieving your long term goal.

Be well!

It just takes lots of practice...you can do it!

I am taking DBT group for the 3rd time right now, and I am always learning new and helpful techniques to help me deal with my emotions. It is well-worth the time and effort that I have put into it.

Best wishes to you!

I keep hearing that from heaps of people, but did anyone else find the training condescending/patronising? It feels like they're talking to me like I'm a child or an idiot. I hope I can deal with it but I just don't know

Yup, it's scary. As if we need more scary stuff in our lives. Group is especially hard. I wonder why it is part of DBT. Is it to help us be with people? I don't know. Maybe we should ask our therapists that.
I have been in DBT for about a year. It has overall been helpful but at times I just wanted to quit. Try to stay with it. Talk to your therapist about how scared you are. I haven't used my therapist enough and am now sorry about that.