Posted by emmanuel98 on June 23, 2011, at 19:57:10
In reply to Re: Marsha Linehan » Dinah, posted by 10derheart on June 23, 2011, at 19:06:03
I read that this morning and found it interesting. My p-doc insisted, a couple of years ago, that I find a DBT therapist. It wasn't easy. I called almost 50 people. I found a DBT therapist and a DBT group. Recently, I was hospitalized again and my p-doc arranged a meeting with me and the DBT therapist. We agreed that she would be my primary therapist (not my p-doc) and would make a safety contract with her for three months. I am now working on DBT constantly, meditating daily, doing mindfulness exercises, distractions, doing the opposite, everything I can think of to ward off thoughts of suicide. My p-doc told me that he has thought of getting DBT training, but decided not to because he is so old and close to retirement. But he beleives DBT is the only thing that will really save me in the long run. I have tried all kinds of meds, ECT, etc. He feels the medical model is not working for me and I need to get internal control by working on DBT.
My DBT therapist actually studied with Marsha Linehan.
It's surprising how few therapists have studied and can do DBT. When I was calling around, looking for a DBT therapist, most people I spoke to said they didn't think I'd find anyone. A few people I spoke to did DBT but didn't want to work with someone trying to control obsessive suicidal ideation, though that's what DBT was designed to work on.
The DBT group I attend is financed by a grant for victims of trauma and is free. There's a one year waiting list to get in.
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