A DBT approach

Not sure if this is best suited here or in the DBT section.. but has anyone found the DBT approach for DID helpful? The thought kind of really scares us in that the others will be simply ignored and seen as a 'problem behaviour'

I dont know... any thoughts? Advice?

Thanks

I'm not DID.....but I totally believe that DBT is a wonderful type of therapy....it's the only one that has truly helped me because it focuses on mindfulness.....seeing the big picture, putting your logical & emotional mind together to find a working solution to problems in one's life.

It teaches how to recognize emotions & how to regulate them using skills & it also teaches how to deal with distress by building up a tolerance for it using skills.....also teaches interpersonal communicatins which is a good way of learning how to set up boundaries & learning functional ways to talk with other's to get your needs met or to determine if you can meet the needs of others who have asked.

I personally believe that even with DID.....it's still your brain that's functioning even if it's split into other alters....each could benefit from the concepts & I would think it would help with integration.....that's thinking from someone who has learned so much about how to live from DBT & it has truly freed my life

I've been doing DBT for a few years now for BPD and am getting there slowly but have only just been diagnosed with DID. It just really shocked us that everyone would be ignored? How can intergration happen every other part is ignored and not seen at all? I dont really understand how it would work and my T didnt elaborate either

That is a discussion you need to have with your T & make sure that you get their elaboration......

If you have just been diagnosed with DID.....your T is probably just getting started trying to figure out a treatment plan & as your T gets to know you better I'm sure it will be revised for what will work for you.

Patience is probably a good thing right now...& as you go through your therapy, your T will probably point out the DBT skills that would work in the specific situations......

I understand how the frustrating this must be.....wishing you the best