BPD
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What is Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Since I’ve been recently officially diagnosed with multiple diagnosis (including BPD), I have found Dialectal Behavior Therapy incredibly helpful so far even though it’s only been a short amount of time practicing it. So, I wanted to share with you all what I know about DBT and why it’s useful…
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My Relationship with Emotions
It’s been a hot mess, y’all! Today I saw my DBT therapist and I explained that I’ve been tracking my mood in the tracker she gave me. I showed her the sheet and we both recognized that I’ve been feeling manic-y. So instead of teaching me about Distress Tolerance like…
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Babe, you ok?
You’ve barely touched your untapped potential Dude, I am like, reaaaally struggling today. I feel moody, grouchy, angry, sad… you name it. And I keep reminiscing and missing the days when I was a kid and telling myself, “It’s ok. I’ll figure it out eventually”. Well, guess what? I sincerely…
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What it’s like to have BPD
In my life… I always figured I was different and that’s just how life worked. I didn’t categorize/classify my personality as a “disorder”. But I knew something was off about me. For example: when kids wanted to play games during recess, it was very difficult for me to articulate what…
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It’s like my windows have been cleaned…
But having them cleaned left behind some marks WHAT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN and it’s only Wednesday! I feel like I have had to process a lot of new information and it began to feel overwhelming BUT thankfully (and unfortunately) I have very few responsibilities right now so I have had…
Foolishly Happy 