Posted by Dinah on June 16, 2004, at 21:20:35
In reply to Re: Need help with DBT t Aphrodite,Dinah,Pegasus, posted by pegasus on June 16, 2004, at 16:37:09
Perhaps she just isn't very skilled with that part of DBT. I would imagine that if it weren't applied with a very light hand, it can come across as mean. And your therapist is using a trowel.
On the other hand, I couldn't tolerate that part of the dialectic at all, and would probably quit therapy faster than they could contact my insurance company. I'm not saying that's a good thing, or anything.
My therapist laughs at me sometimes, but I'm just fine with that. In fact, I generally feel most cared about when he teases me. That's how my daddy showed affection.
I imagine that's how it's supposed to work with DBT, when ideally applied. But as I told Tabitha, I don't tolerate that sort of thing well. I'd probably tell her I had too much self respect to be spoken to that way, and until she could speak to me politely, she shouldn't speak to me at all.
Have I ever told you that I run through mental health professionals like water? They all can't stand me. My relationship with my current therapist is an amazing aberration.
So please don't listen to a thing I say I'd do, because while I definitely would do it, it hasn't been a style that's worked well for me.
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