DBT

My second DBT meeting was last night.

We spent most of the hour helping one another process how we’ve felt and coped this past week. I’ve never been in a support group before, and I really appreciate that aspect of DBT. It helps me cry when I need to (I cried almost the whole meeting; it always amazes me that I can hurt so much), and it also gives me an opportunity to relate to and be compassionate towards the others in the group; even though I’m the only one there with PPD, we all share so much of the same difficulties, especially depression and anxiety.

We talked a little about the prompting event sheets and diary cards, and read two pages in the book… so far I haven’t benefited a whole lot from these specific DBT skills things… I need to re-read and ask questions and make comments and try to understand better how to practice them.