So my mh case manager might get me in for dbt group therapy. She said it might not be super applicable for my case but i could learn a thing or two anyway. And it would be good to be in a group setting with other people struggling with mh since i dont see or talk to anyone besides my girlfriend.
Has anyone done any dbt therapy stuff before? What did it help you with? If it did at all?
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If I’m not mistaken I remember @LilyoftheValley was doing DBT!?
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I’m in a DBT group. I haven’t done it for long, so I can’t speak to its overall effectiveness yet, but I like it so far. It’s been a positive experience.
DBT is focused on learning skills in four main areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, mood regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.
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Cool thanks. Hope you get some good stuff out of it. Mindfulness cant hurt. I struggle to handle stress, my mood is very flat for a while but i do have the bipolar part of sza so it wont always be that way. Im a bit unsure about interpersonal effectiveness. I definitely lack a lot of social skills though if that will help that.
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I did DBT years ago and it helped with my emotional regulation, also helps you change your thoughts about certain situations.
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I was in a dbt group once but I was actively psychotic and didn’t tell anyone, they had the wrong diagnosis for me and I couldn’t relate to anyone in the group. But my individual therapists have done some dbt stuff with me too, it is useful for sure for a lot of people. Other interpersonal effectiveness helped me a lot
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I did DBT, but quit, because I couldn’t relate to the people taking it with me. The whole group had serious issues with anger. I’m not an angry person. So I stopped going. But I would be willing to try again.
However, I was recently evaluated for mental health services and didn’t qualify because where I go for mental health treatment, they’re currently only accepting people with borderline personality disorder into DBT. But maybe someday in my future.
Currently, I’m being treated for SZ, and complex PTSD.
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That was definitely my experience too, everyone in that group was crying or really angry and I was just paranoid.
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Yeah. It’s hard to get anything out of it when you’re so differently affected by your issues than the rest of the group
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For sure that’s why I prefer individual dbt, but also I hate group therapy anyway. Not super useful for me
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Being in the group therapy I’m in currently for ptsd is helpful so far actually. You might benefit from group therapy for some issues but not others
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