Posted by B2chica on June 11, 2004, at 10:06:33
In reply to Re: DBT and cutting?? » B2chica, posted by terrics on June 10, 2004, at 19:28:49
>>It has the best success rate of all therapies for borderlines. You can call your T very often, as long as you call before you do something 'stupid'. If you cut that is all you get to talk about for your whole next therapy session.
-This is good to hear. and i am glad that it was just a missed message as to why she didn't call you back.
>>DBT tries to teach you alternatives to cutting.
-i got a LOT of this while i was in the hospital, they would sit with you and go down the list that you created to alternatives and i would Definately get sick of this. And in fact it DID work for quite a while, i think it was a month that i did NO cutting even though most of the emotions were still there.
>>I am trying very hard this week not to because I am sick of talking about it.
-i could definately see this as a deterrant!
-i guess i'm just really new to all this therapy stuff, still need to learn the "types" and lingo and things, so i really appreaciate your response.
to be honest i have No idea what Type i'm in. He never specified and i never asked. When i started i didn't even realize there WERE different kinds.-these last two weeks i did cut quite a few times, i think several things were going on. Last session i told him i was quite glad i hadn't cut in about two weeks, that night i became a puddle of mess and cut, maybe cuz of what we talked about, maybe cuz i new i wouldn't see him for two weeks (he was gone this week), i also got into a Real confrontation with my boss -i think what sent me over was he wouldn't even let me finish what i was saying when he was accusing me of something i didn't do. I think that took me back growing up, feeling that helplessness and skyrocketed frustration. boy i wanted to just shred myself. and who knows, maybe part of it is becoming more and more a secretive thing. Maybe i feel like i'm going to share some of my secrets with my T, so i'm giving myself more secrets with the cuts. (i'm married and hide these cuts from my hubby-quite a challenge).
Thanks for sharing and caring terrics.
Take care you.
B2c.
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