Newbie Here -- 15 yr old starting DBT, anyone with experience?

[lsc1006]

Hello Everyone,

Newbie here -- my 15 yo daughter has bipolar and BPD ... .we're looking into starting DBT therapy ... .just the latest on a long list of things we've tried.
Anyone have any experience with this type of therapy?

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[once removed]

hi Isc1006, and

a lot of the tools that we teach here are either DBT based, CBT based, or both. learning them can definitely give us an edge when it comes to relating to our children.

how does your daughter feel about starting DBT? how are you feeling about it? when was she diagnosed?

[Only Human]

Hello and welcome here, lsc1006 

I'm glad you found us.

~ OH

[Feeling Better]

Hello Isc1006 

I just wanted to drop by and welcome you here. Although I’ve no experience with DBT (my uBPD son is in denial), there are lots of parents here who have experience of DBT, I’m sure you will get one or two of them drop by. DBT is the preferred treatment for BPD and there are plenty of success stories, and as once removed says, a lot of the tools here are DBT based. I can also recommend a book I have read called The Buddha and the Borderline by Kiera van Gelder, it tells of her recovery from BPD using DBT and Buddhism. 

[Panda39]

Hi Isc1006,

I wanted to join the others and welcome you to the BPD Family 

I've pulled some informtation from our site about DBT you might find helpful... .
https://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php?topic=149500.0

Can you share more about your daughter?  What kinds of behaviors are you seeing?  What other things have you tried?  I hope you will share more of your story when you have the chance.

I'm glad you've found the site, there is a lot of great support, information and tools available to you here.  You aren't alone we all have someone with BPD/BPD Traits in our lives we get it.

Take Care 
Panda39

[wendydarling]

Hi Isc1006 

Welcome, yes my now 30 year old daughter diagnosed in 2015 had 14 months, weekly out patient DBT, group skills and therapy in 2016/17.  She's presently on a 20 week refresher with a charitable organisation to keep up her skills, she advocates the value of DBT to others setting out. Has your daughter engaged with her previous treatment?

Glad you found us Isc1006.

WDx