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Posted by Deneb on February 12, 2007, at 10:43:48
I asked my pdoc about DBT again. She told me she doesn't think I'm ready for it yet and it's not just about group. She said I'm still acting out and DBT requires me to be relatively stable. She said DBT requires me to talk about myself in a group setting and I'm really not ready for that, I barely talk as it is in therapy.
I'm going to drop the DBT issue now. My pdoc knows about the DBT program and she said I'm not ready for it.
I'm too disordered for DBT at the moment.
Deneb*
Posted by MidnightBlue on February 12, 2007, at 12:46:34
In reply to I asked my pdoc about DBT again, posted by Deneb on February 12, 2007, at 10:43:48
Deneb,
If your pdoc thinks you are that disordered, then shouldn't she be adding to or changing your medicine, seeing you more often, sending you to someone else, or even putting you in the hospital? We are all worried about you Deneb.
MidnightBlue
Posted by sunnydays on February 12, 2007, at 15:56:05
In reply to Re: I asked my pdoc about DBT again » Deneb, posted by MidnightBlue on February 12, 2007, at 12:46:34
That's good Deneb. It sounds like she has good reasons, and that she's looking out for your best interests.
sunnydays
Posted by Deneb on February 12, 2007, at 19:32:08
In reply to Re: I asked my pdoc about DBT again » Deneb, posted by MidnightBlue on February 12, 2007, at 12:46:34
> Deneb,
>
> If your pdoc thinks you are that disordered, then shouldn't she be adding to or changing your medicine, seeing you more often, sending you to someone else, or even putting you in the hospital? We are all worried about you Deneb.
>
> MidnightBlueMy pdoc did change my medication, but she reduced them. She and I don't think my problems respond well to medication and the medication could be causing tremors. I do see her more often. I see her every week now. I don't need to be put into the hospital because I don't want to kill myself. I only want to kill myself when I'm really upset and only for a little while. It never lasts long.
Right now I just have to continue to work at improving. My pdoc and I are taking things slowly. Right now, everyday I have to be aware of my feelings. Instead of acting out, I should figure out what I'm feeling and try to find ways to make myself feel better. I also have to go outside at least once a day. I have to go out and do something productive, like buy groceries. I will look for a job and go out everyday.
Thanks for your concern MidnightBlue.
Deneb*
Posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2007, at 10:38:07
In reply to I asked my pdoc about DBT again, posted by Deneb on February 12, 2007, at 10:43:48
In the DBT service I worked in, the vast majority of clients were *alot* more disordered than you Deneb.. ALOT more disordered.
Their therapists worked with them, using not just DBT techniques at first but also CBT, psycho education etc etc, until they were ready to move into more standard DBT, and even at that point, I would say they were more disordered than you are. Some were prostitutes, some drug addicts, some seriously anorexic, all self harming severely, some in long term hositalisation..
It seems a strange thing for your pdoc to say, as DBT has shown to have very good results for seriously chaotic individuals..
Personally, I would lke to see you see someone else, if only for a second opinion.. What therapy qualifications does your pdoc have? Medical training doesn't include psychological therapies, so she would have to study seperately for her therapy quals. As I've said before, out of the hundreds of pdocs I know, only two are also trained therapists..
Nikki
Posted by Dinah on February 13, 2007, at 12:05:08
In reply to Re: I asked my pdoc about DBT again » Deneb, posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2007, at 10:38:07
I gotta admit that I don't understand your pdoc. If she thinks you're too unwell for DBT, but reduces your medication, and doesn't propose alternative solutions such as an increased therapy schedule or day program, I'm getting really confusing messages from her.
You can take my confusion with a grain of salt though. I know people might find my own relationship with my therapist confusing, because I don't give a minute by minute third person account of everything that goes on in the room.
So I'm not saying I disapprove of her or anything. I'm just confused at what she's saying.
Posted by Deneb on February 13, 2007, at 16:00:23
In reply to Re: I asked my pdoc about DBT again » Deneb, posted by NikkiT2 on February 13, 2007, at 10:38:07
> It seems a strange thing for your pdoc to say, as DBT has shown to have very good results for seriously chaotic individuals..
Maybe the DBT we have here is different somehow. I think my pdoc just wants to protect me. (((((my pdoc)))))
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> Personally, I would lke to see you see someone else, if only for a second opinion.. What therapy qualifications does your pdoc have? Medical training doesn't include psychological therapies, so she would have to study seperately for her therapy quals. As I've said before, out of the hundreds of pdocs I know, only two are also trained therapists..I'm not sure what therapy qualifications she has. I don't know how she treats other patients, but she mostly gives me psychotherapy. I don't think I need to see someone else. I trust her.
Deneb*
Posted by NikkiT2 on February 14, 2007, at 4:32:47
In reply to Re: I asked my pdoc about DBT again » NikkiT2, posted by Deneb on February 13, 2007, at 16:00:23
DBT is DBT is DBT..
Could you ask her about her therapy qualifications just to put our minds at rest?
I am seriously concerned Deneb.. I truly am..
Nikki
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