Posted by baseball55 on January 5, 2016, at 20:02:26
In reply to Re: chronic suicidality / winning the chronic battle, posted by Lamdage22 on January 5, 2016, at 9:03:23
DBT was developed precisely to help people cope with chronic thoughts of suicide and self-harm. It doesn't matter whether the cause is bio-psycho-social. Intrusive suicidal intentions are dangerous and can occur independent of depressive moods. Coping is the idea of DBT. Take meds, yes. Look for medical cures, yes. But in the meantime, learn to cope with suicidal intentionality so you can stay alive and out of the hospital.
I know recommending therapy on this board is pretty much a waste of words, but that's what DBT was developed to do and it has worked for me. After two suicide attempts and at least seven hospitalizations over five years, I have been hospital free for nearly five years. Not depression-free, but feel some measure of control over the suicidality.
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