[Trace14]

What's the difference? I know the PE is a 12 week class, once a week. Is PE better than DBT? For CPTSD?

I have never heard of PE therapy, could you give a little bit more information?

[therapyishelping777]

i've not heard of PE either?

Has anybody?

Prolonged exposure therapy, perhaps? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolon...posure_therapy

Sounds very painful
I was wondering if it was some kind of psychoeducational?

[Trace14]

Yes, it's Prolonged exposure therapy.

[kecanoe]

I would not do prolonged exposure. My understanding is that you expose yourself to the trigger over and over and figure you will get over the reactive-ness to the trigger. For me, exposure like that would be too frightening and retraumatizing. But I suppose that depends on what triggers you. For example, if I was triggered by spiders, I would be ok with getting closer to spiders. But my trauma has to do with people being nasty and I have no desire to ever be ok with that.

CBT has been helpful to me in that it challenges me to think about what I am thinking and then decide if it is true. For example, today T1 was being kind of a dolt at the beginning of my session. I immediately leaped to the conclusion that he was rejecting and abandoning me. When I stopped to think things thru, I was able to see that he is just trying to condense his schedule because he has family visiting him.

[ThisWayOut]

Originally Posted by Trace14

What's the difference? I know the PE is a 12 week class, once a week. Is PE better than DBT? For CPTSD?

PE isn't a class... at least, it shouldn't be. It should be one-on-one with a therapist... did you meant cbt being the class?

[ScarletPimpernel]

Originally Posted by Trace14

What's the difference? I know the PE is a 12 week class, once a week. Is PE better than DBT? For CPTSD?

DBT or CBT?

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by ThisWayOut

PE isn't a class... at least, it shouldn't be. It should be one-on-one with a therapist... did you meant cbt being the class?

Sorry, it is a one on one therapy session Like CBT, I guess my question is why can't they do the PE therapy in conjunction with CBT. I don't know, maybe I'm asking the wrong question. I really don't enough about it to ask logical questions

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

DBT or CBT?

Yes, seems some think DBT is better than PE (Prolonged Exposure) therapy. DBT didn't work out for me, so my T wants to try the PE therapy. The VA is really using this type of therapy for PTSD. It just surprises me that no one has tried this before and I was curious why. Any thoughts on that?

[ScarletPimpernel]

Awhile back, there were some people here who have tried PE. I don't remember who they were, but if I remember correctly, PE was helpful to them.

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel

Awhile back, there were some people here who have tried PE. I don't remember who they were, but if I remember correctly, PE was helpful to them.

Oh thank goodness some positive feedback on this. Thank you! I could see how maybe it would help PTSD but not certain on CPTSD, since there are so many traumatic memories involved.

[ThisWayOut]

Originally Posted by Trace14

Sorry, it is a one on one therapy session Like CBT, I guess my question is why can't they do the PE therapy in conjunction with CBT. I don't know, maybe I'm asking the wrong question. I really don't enough about it to ask logical questions

Potential for over-load maybe?

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by ThisWayOut

Potential for over-load maybe?

Better explanation of it in the CPTSD forum.

[Mygrandjourney]

Ideally, any type of exposure therapy would start with "small-t" exposures and you would work your way up to more intense (or "big-t") exposures that build on the previous work you've done. It can be very effective if you are ready for it and have the proper support in place.

[Trace14]

Originally Posted by Mygrandjourney

Ideally, any type of exposure therapy would start with "small-t" exposures and you would work your way up to more intense (or "big-t") exposures that build on the previous work you've done. It can be very effective if you are ready for it and have the proper support in place.

Have you tried it? I've already called my T and told her that from what I've heard that it would be too much for me. She also wanted me to do CPT which has to be better than PE therapy, right? Thanks for your response.