[Kathleen83]

Have been in this therapy for a little over 4 months now. Have gone thru 3/4's of the book. Group has been irritating since week 1. I don't feel like I'm getting much out of the individual therapy, either. I like my therapist....I just don't feel like I'm getting any real benefit from the work I've been doing. Given that this type of therapy is new to me - would like y'all's thoughts.


Is this "normal" to feel this way 4 months in, for those with DBT experience?

Is there any point to sticking it out?

I guess I should add that apparently the therapy doesn't end when the book does - it's slated for a year, so I guess I go back through the book again.


I haven't discussed this with my therapist yet. Up until today, it was just "I don't like this". Today, it crossed over to "not helping....may be time to move on".


I'm supposed to log on a daily sheet when I feel like quitting the therapy. Right now, I'm torn between doing that honestly, and letting it lead to a conversation of how I really feel....or not admitting it at all.


Which leads to the thought of, if I'm not going to be honest with the therapist, it's definitely time to move on.

So, thoughts, anyone?

[Sara C]

i don't have much experience with dbt but hope you are getting better.

i have depression ptsd and anxiety
take care

[daisydid]

I would log when you’re wanting to quit therapy and have that conversation. I’ve dabbled in DBT a little and am waiting for a slot to open up at the full scale clinic. Apparently fidelity with the whole model is important.

[Kathleen83]

Daily logging is a requirement of my therapy, and "quitting therapy" is one of the main blocks on it, so yeah, it's logged and will be discussed this week. You are correct, also, in that fidelity to the program is huge. For mine, it's group once weekly plus individual once weekly, and missing 4 appointments gets you kicked out. (Oh yeah plus home work. I feel like I'm back in freaking school.) Still feeling like it isn't helping me.