My Ex left me again and I'm Suicidal

[Melvins5000]

Hi lighthouse, how many sessions of DBT did you have - it's something I'm interested in trying.

[lighthouse9]

I saw a DBT therapist for about 5 or 6 sessions before I moved. We're still in touch and I'll likely see her again when I go back to the state for work once a month. We didn't specifically do DBT, but all of our sessions were DBT informed and she sent me home with skills to practice. The DBT program there was more reserved for people w/BPD, but they saw family members and spouses, too for individual sessions. I picked up the workbook and like it, but it's a bit hard to follow on your own.

[heartandwhole]

I've found this information about DBT skills helpful and practical:

DBTSelfHelp: Taking Hold of Your Mind

heartandwhole

[Melvins5000]

Thankyou that's very good of you, I will take a look at that just now.

[lighthouse9]

I hope it's helpful Melvin!

One of the best things I've learned is about distraction. I'm the kind of person who has trouble not ruminating and I was raised to think it was wrong to not face everything head on. My therapist had me doing a lot of distraction, which for me has meant listening to a bunch of my favorite audiobooks - guilty pleasure kind of stuff. There's still so much that triggers me, but I've found a few good distractions that at least get me out of distress for a good part of the day.

Check out the DBT skills on distress tolerance -they've been where I'm focused.

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