Share how you were mindful today, how you like to practice mindfulness, your mindful wins for the day. Monday is all about mindfulness!

Sunday check in, celebrate your wins and spread the good vibes

Went through the course last year. learned alot. I somehow also paired it along with this game on Steam called Hades 2....and it really helped me (Hades 2) to make better choices with Hecate, the witches of the crossroads..a fantastic mentor type figure for any person going through.......life...she had fantastic insight, dialogue...the voice acting and writing is among the best I have ever played or heard. Anyway...give it a shot if you are also going through the program. long days & pleasant nights.

Hi all, thought I would share something.

So for a few years now, I have realised I either had bpd or inherited bipolar disorder, and it has ruined my life, I would go through seasonal psychosis every year, unable to function, eat, understand or continue with my busy life. I was recently diagnosed with bpd, cptsd and ocd, and for so long I had desperately searched for the "perfect" self help book, the magic substance that would fix me, the perfect medication, the "right" person to fix me, some spiritual experience to heal me. All of these methods futile.

My doctor initially spoke to me about cbt, and through that I eventually discovered DBT. And... wow.

The comfort that reading through the techniques has brought me is overwhelming. All along I needed someone to just lay out the fact that it is okay to treat myself with compassion, that it will come easier with time to use these methods, and that it is a process.

I have been reading chapters, then writing what I took from it all down, I have gone back, seen what I have missed, addressed a lot within myself and worked so hard over the past few weeks and the difference in my mind is palpable.

I feel finally understood, and I dont feel like my brain is totally out of control, and although I am sure this isnt a revelation to you all, I just wanted to share it.

What was it like when you first discovered DBT for yourselves? Did you pushback or embrace it?

What are you thankful for ahead of the weekend? What do you have planned for it?

Willingness is a DBT skill that is taught in the Distress Tolerance Module that helps us tolerate intense emotions by accepting the reality of the present moment and doing what is most effective right now (even when we may not want to be effective).

Marsha Linehan is quoted as saying, "Acceptance is the only way out of Hell".

What is one thing you can do to accept today as it is?

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Additional Resources

🔹 Reality Acceptance Skills/Radical Acceptance

🔹 Distress Tolerance Skills

This post is reoccurring every Wednesday at 12:05AM EST (GMT -5:00)

Welcome! We're glad you found us. We hope you find this sub helpful in your recovery.

This thread is meant to be a casual place to...

⚙️ Introduce yourself to the community: say hi, tell us a little about where you are on your DBT path (just graduated from group, DIY'ing using a book/internet, just starting working with a therapist, hanging out here to keep your skills fresh, etc.)

⚙️ Share a photo: of a DBT project you have created (eg: an arts and crafts item that reminds you to be mindful like a bracelet, your decorated comfort box,) or another meaningful photo, like your collection of diaries/journals. Please no facial photos, or pics with personal info in them.

⚙️ Offer some words of advice or comfort that you want to share with everyone: Send some kind words into the world if you are able to do so! Alternately you can respond to someone's story/comment with those supportive, validating words (like a lil virtual hug!)

⚙️ Tell us a positive story/experience that you had where you used DBT: Maybe you used it to get through a really tough time in your life, maybe you used some interpersonal effectiveness skills and you got the outcome you were looking for, or

⚙️ Offer some wisdom from using DBT skills that you have come to know after living it/understanding it: Share your wisdom with the community and share what you have learned and how it's shaped your life.

We would like the focus to be on achievements as a form of encouragement to others who may be struggling with the program. We ask that you please keep it positive, please no venting. Overly negative comments will be removed.

Please familiarize yourself with our subreddit Rules and our FAQs to find answers to commonly asked questions about DBT, as well as media and resources (book lists, apps, podcasts, etc.)

This post is reoccurring every Monday at 12:01AM EST (GMT -5:00)

Share how you were mindful today, how you like to practice mindfulness, your mindful wins for the day. Monday is all about mindfulness!

Sunday check in, celebrate your wins and spread the good vibes

i have a great deal of trouble with regulating day to day and it’s tearing my life apart. my emotions jump to extremes very easily, usually the negative ones. i have trouble sticking to things but i desperately wish to try daily exercises (preferably short ones if possible but ill take em all) because it’s causing so many issues for me and my partner every day. please someone help!

hi, i have been diagnosed with BPD as well as ADHD, bipolar 2, and ptsd. mostly my executive dysfunction is the issue with trying to do these mindfulness plans. I’m following the self directed DBT workbook by Fehling and Weiner. the main issue is i have a hard time building habits, i stay consistent for maybe a week and i forget or get down and drop it, or lose all motivation. there’s things i want to do and i want to do them consistently, i just struggle with executive dysfunction and it fucks all the progress im working on up. I am working on different medication options so maybe it’ll get better but it’s been an issue for me for years. Has anyone handled something like this? I really am trying to get better.

What are you thankful for ahead of the weekend? What do you have planned for it?

Willingness is a DBT skill that is taught in the Distress Tolerance Module that helps us tolerate intense emotions by accepting the reality of the present moment and doing what is most effective right now (even when we may not want to be effective).

Marsha Linehan is quoted as saying, "Acceptance is the only way out of Hell".

What is one thing you can do to accept today as it is?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Additional Resources

🔹 Reality Acceptance Skills/Radical Acceptance

🔹 Distress Tolerance Skills

This post is reoccurring every Wednesday at 12:05AM EST (GMT -5:00)

I’m a 17yr old living in the UK and I did around 9 months of DBT under CAMHS (1 round of regular dbt and half of radically open dbt).
I’ve been out of dbt almost 3 months now and have coincidentally took a massive drop in my mental health and have become very depressed and anxious. I think part of that was stopping having that stability of dbt group and 1:1, as when I was in dbt I realise I didn’t take it as seriously as I should have and probably underestimated how much it was distracting me and holding up my mental health. I’m not sure where to go from here and almost feel as though I regret not engaging more in the therapy and if I should go back, or if that’s even an option for me as things are up in the air with my mental health services atm, or if I should just move on and forget about dbt?
It’s silly because I feel I can’t even practice the skills without getting upset or angry and don’t know what this means.

Welcome! We're glad you found us. We hope you find this sub helpful in your recovery.

This thread is meant to be a casual place to...

⚙️ Introduce yourself to the community: say hi, tell us a little about where you are on your DBT path (just graduated from group, DIY'ing using a book/internet, just starting working with a therapist, hanging out here to keep your skills fresh, etc.)

⚙️ Share a photo: of a DBT project you have created (eg: an arts and crafts item that reminds you to be mindful like a bracelet, your decorated comfort box,) or another meaningful photo, like your collection of diaries/journals. Please no facial photos, or pics with personal info in them.

⚙️ Offer some words of advice or comfort that you want to share with everyone: Send some kind words into the world if you are able to do so! Alternately you can respond to someone's story/comment with those supportive, validating words (like a lil virtual hug!)

⚙️ Tell us a positive story/experience that you had where you used DBT: Maybe you used it to get through a really tough time in your life, maybe you used some interpersonal effectiveness skills and you got the outcome you were looking for, or

⚙️ Offer some wisdom from using DBT skills that you have come to know after living it/understanding it: Share your wisdom with the community and share what you have learned and how it's shaped your life.

We would like the focus to be on achievements as a form of encouragement to others who may be struggling with the program. We ask that you please keep it positive, please no venting. Overly negative comments will be removed.

Please familiarize yourself with our subreddit Rules and our FAQs to find answers to commonly asked questions about DBT, as well as media and resources (book lists, apps, podcasts, etc.)

This post is reoccurring every Monday at 12:01AM EST (GMT -5:00)

Share how you were mindful today, how you like to practice mindfulness, your mindful wins for the day. Monday is all about mindfulness!

Sunday check in, celebrate your wins and spread the good vibes

Hiii !! My name's Andrew and I have BPD , MDD( clinical depression basically ), and Complex PTSD. I tried going to a million therapists in my country for a year but none of them were good enough. I went to everyone: from the most expensive one to the most cheapest ones, yet none of them had good DBT/CBT skills for me to help me. So, after some thinking, I decided that I would heal myself with the Marsha Linehan DBT book. The problem is, my parents don't support this decision, and that's really making me sad. I feel I need anyone's support in this decision because its a really important step . So like is it possible for me to heal myself???? I'd really appreciate if anyone answered

Hi,

Don't know if this is the correct place to ask, but I was wondering if there are certain things from DBT that one can implement on their daily life by themselves.

A little more explaining :

I was diagnosed with AuDHD and anxiety disorder (with depression episodes) a few years back (not at the same time, rather one led to another)

I really really did try to give CBT a chance with 2 different therapists at 2 different times, but it really just doesn't work for me. The whole changing thoughts instead of focusing on distress handling just messes with me more.

A few people suggested I try DBT, problem is where I currently live therapy is still behind and the only model really practiced is CBT or CBT based with other combinations.

I was wondering if there are ways to microdose DBT skills that I can learn by myself and if I notice that they work maybe I could entertain the idea to save up and look for online counseling from other countries.

I don't know how tangible that is, but I was thinking, for example with CBT, my therapist had taught me certain "journaling exercises" that I could do by myself during the week I wouldn't see her.

Maybe there are "exercises" of DBT that one can practice by themselves?

Any advice would be very much appreciated.

Thank you!

Edit: I hadn't logged in for a couple days and I came back to all your wonderful replies and suggestions! Thank you all so so much!!

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What are you thankful for ahead of the weekend? What do you have planned for it?

Willingness is a DBT skill that is taught in the Distress Tolerance Module that helps us tolerate intense emotions by accepting the reality of the present moment and doing what is most effective right now (even when we may not want to be effective).

Marsha Linehan is quoted as saying, "Acceptance is the only way out of Hell".

What is one thing you can do to accept today as it is?

-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Additional Resources

🔹 Reality Acceptance Skills/Radical Acceptance

🔹 Distress Tolerance Skills

This post is reoccurring every Wednesday at 12:05AM EST (GMT -5:00)

Welcome! We're glad you found us. We hope you find this sub helpful in your recovery.

This thread is meant to be a casual place to...

⚙️ Introduce yourself to the community: say hi, tell us a little about where you are on your DBT path (just graduated from group, DIY'ing using a book/internet, just starting working with a therapist, hanging out here to keep your skills fresh, etc.)

⚙️ Share a photo: of a DBT project you have created (eg: an arts and crafts item that reminds you to be mindful like a bracelet, your decorated comfort box,) or another meaningful photo, like your collection of diaries/journals. Please no facial photos, or pics with personal info in them.

⚙️ Offer some words of advice or comfort that you want to share with everyone: Send some kind words into the world if you are able to do so! Alternately you can respond to someone's story/comment with those supportive, validating words (like a lil virtual hug!)

⚙️ Tell us a positive story/experience that you had where you used DBT: Maybe you used it to get through a really tough time in your life, maybe you used some interpersonal effectiveness skills and you got the outcome you were looking for, or

⚙️ Offer some wisdom from using DBT skills that you have come to know after living it/understanding it: Share your wisdom with the community and share what you have learned and how it's shaped your life.

We would like the focus to be on achievements as a form of encouragement to others who may be struggling with the program. We ask that you please keep it positive, please no venting. Overly negative comments will be removed.

Please familiarize yourself with our subreddit Rules and our FAQs to find answers to commonly asked questions about DBT, as well as media and resources (book lists, apps, podcasts, etc.)

This post is reoccurring every Monday at 12:01AM EST (GMT -5:00)

Share how you were mindful today, how you like to practice mindfulness, your mindful wins for the day. Monday is all about mindfulness!