Posted by alexandra_k on August 24, 2004, at 21:13:36
In reply to Borderline Personality Disorder » Dinah, posted by corafree on August 24, 2004, at 17:59:25
DBT won't / can't turn you from a free spirit to whatever the opposite is (high doses of meds are more likely to knock that out of you). Linehan says that borderlines will always be the 'colourful' people of this world, and all the treatment in the world aint going to change that :-)
DBT isn't so bad. I don't think that it is part of the treatment approach to try to trigger you just because the therapist can, but then there are also rules: and turning up for treatment and not being late or missing sessions is one of those (the therapist can't help you if you don't go see them). So if you break a rule then this goes on the agenda as something that you have to discuss in the session because it is considered a 'therapy interfering behaviour'. You have to turn up and agree to work on the treatment hierarchy, but they are the only rules though so its not toooooo regimented.
I do understand your fear though. I was terrified when I started DBT. I got through a year of it though, and it did help me immensely (though not with some of the problems I have).. It sounds like you have put a lot of thought into what is the best treatment for you and you have decided that this is it and so now you need to start working with your therapist to help you figure out how to turn up so that your therapist can help you with the other stuff too.
Good luck with making your appointments, I hope it gets easier for ya.
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