Posted by DaisyM on December 3, 2003, at 13:17:03
In reply to Re: One interesting finding, posted by Dinah on December 3, 2003, at 10:50:10
But don't you think that if the underlying behaviors "get better" than the social responses get better and that leads to some redirection of emotional expectation? Especially in relationships?
So maybe the right course of action is DBT in addition to psychotherapy (self) work. I've also just read an interested report about hypnotherapy in conjunction with DBT - not just for behavior change but to alliviate psychological pain as underlying issues are explored. *supposedly* this allows better function in-between sessions. I need more evidence but it was interesting enough to pursue at the university library. I've started a search.
Dinah, your comment about "almost pathologically stable relationships" made me really think - I've never heard/read that anywhere else. This is very different than abusive cycle relationships, which is typically where the information about "why they stay" is. Interesting...good discussion.
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