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Posted 1/6/2011 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
Has anyone here ever gone through DPT ( Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) ? My psychiatrist has ordered me to find a DBT specialist in my area and go to see one. It has to do with the way one talks to oneself and how to change the way you talk to yourself. I have looked at websites for this kind of therapy and it seems like a bunch of bunk!
Posted 1/6/2011 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
No way! How you talk to yourself is 90% to blame for how you got here int he first place! Positive thinking and talk makes a WORLD of difference


Just saying...
Posted 1/6/2011 4:24 AM (GMT 0)
Hi o.p.b! Have you been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder? From what I understand, DBT was originally designed to treat this specifically.

I think that it involves some cognitive behavior aspects like you described, but also incorporates meditation and group role-playing senarios, to help deal with situations that are problematic for the individual.

I believe that it is valuable. If it is as helpful as CBT for treating anxiety, then it would have my approval!

Why not try it. Go in with an open mind, and see what happens. You can always stop if you don't find it effective, but what if it is the greatest thing that you have ever done for yourself?;)

Let us know what you decide,
Scaredy Cat
Posted 1/6/2011 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Good Morning O.P.B.

I think SC has a very valid point,  why not give it a go, what have you got to lose ?  :-)

DBT consists of 4 main modules: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills. DBT therapy is usually carried out in a group context. In the skills training groups patients are taught skills considered relevant to the particular problems experienced by people with Borderline Personality Disorder.

 

DBT therapy is recognized by Mayo Clinic and many other reliable institutes.   

 

I remember you  asked about ECT recently and wondering where you are with that issue?  I don't remember if you were dx with Boderline Personality Disorder.

 

Please try the DBT and if your physician still recommends the ECT do consider it as it has helped many people.

 

I wish you peace and hope you can get to a place where you feel much better.

 

Kindly,

Kitt

Posted 1/9/2011 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
I have been diagnosed with major depression and anxiety disorder with panic attacks ( actually the panic attacks last all day). I know that DBT was used for BPD but my psychiatrist wants me to see a therapist that uses DBT.
I have opted not to go with ECT, I know that it is helpful for major depression but I'm just too afraid of the other possible outcomes of ECT. I talked to a friend of mine who is a doctor and asked her to be perfectly honest about other outcomes of ECT and there were just too many other outcomes that were sounding too risky for me to try. My psychiatrist told me that if anything went wrong that he would be there for me but I am the one that would have to live with the outcomes not him. He's only in the office 2 days per week and is near impossible to get a hold of due to his overbooked schedule. He wouldn't have to be the one to live with the other outcomes and I'm just too afraid to take the chance.
Posted 1/10/2011 5:11 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad that you have thought and weighed your options, and come to a decision. As far as the therapy, let us know how that works out for you.

I wish you the best in your search for the right treatment for your recovery. Keep posting, and let us know if there is anything else you want to share, ask, ect..

Take care,
Scaredy Cat
Posted 4/16/2016 4:39 AM (GMT 0)
I went through DBT therapy and I think you should try it.
I had to go unwillingly but it made a HUGE IMPACT on me, more than any other therapy or medication ever has. I thought it would be stupid and pointless.
It's a group therapy program where you learn skills for how to cope with life. I hope you go and that you find it helpful for your lifelong journey.
Posted 4/16/2016 5:05 AM (GMT 0)
keep doing it. I did it in a inpatient group program. 6 months, specifically for borderline personality disorder, as devised by m. linehan, I think that's her name. this was in 2004. the trick is to keep doing it over. nowadays DBT has sort of been adopted for other behavioural sciences, and alas an of-shoot has began. ACT acceptance and commitment therapy. old school DBT is the best, as devised by M.L.
Posted 4/16/2016 7:30 AM (GMT 0)
Hi masteryloris

Welcome to the forum.

i am pleased to hear DBT worked well for you that is good news I have heard lots of good reports on it.

I will need to lock this post as it is an old one and a lot of the members who responded to this post originally are no longer on the forum and we are short of space.

Please stay with us and start up your own thread and I am sure you will find the forum very supportive.

Hibee
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