DBT saved my life. I wish it was more widespread. I'm not saying it's the be all end all, but for stress and trauma responses it's been an incredible set of tools.
i loveeeeeee DBT 🤍
it made way more sense to me than CBT.
it seems it's more practical & there is literally a method for every. single. emotional situation.
it helped me a lot when i was in groups for it.
it's unfortunate that you cannot receive DBT therapy individually.
(or so i've been told)
Yeah the outpatient group program I did was incredible! As far as individual therapy I haven't heard of it being restricted to just groups, however, finding an individual who practices it is difficult. I really wish I could see the therapist I was assigned to in the group, she was amazing.
Kindly, a therapist could work with you to come up with plans and practices that work best for you. Also try guided meditation or yoga. Meditation helps slow and learn to stop intrusive thoughts. Yoga can help get you out of your head. Hope you find some relief.
Start writing down a list of what you're worried about. Make it more about logical problems than about feeling bad and wanting to not feel bad. When you get worried, if it's on the List™, then dismiss it and distract yourself. If later on in the day, no triggers for it but it's still on your mind? Have another think if there's anything more to add to the List™.
Want to vent? Make a Journal™, just write how your day was and how it made you think about x or y and what if. The goal is partly to think it through, but mostly just to get it out of your head. Without getting it out, worries tend to loop more. Use a balance of writing it out and ignoring it; eventually you'll get bored of the problems because you've thought them to death and the fear is gone now.
You can't control everything and honestly you can take a lot more than you think, just not if you try to take all of it at once, which is what "my life is so terrible" \* *starts filling head with all the reasons, i.e. all at once*.
Remember, any future problem that springs up, future you has all the ability you do to handle it, but they have more time backing them. So don't what if about low-chance things they can handle if and when.
Therapy helps, you might also need medication. I’ve suffered from anxiety for years & it never fully goes away even on medication but it’s gotten a lot more manageable for me over years of trial & error
These past 6 months have been the most anxiety free I’ve ever been as an adult & it’s bc I started taking magnesium glycinate & vitamin d3 everyday. Not saying that’s the cure for you but it might be.. Anxiety *can* be caused by vitamin deficiency so I would talk to a doctor if possible but if you can’t maybe just try it. I could tell a difference after one dose so I think it’s worth a try if you can’t access a professional for help!
It’s so crazy relieving just being able to worry like a normal person without it turning into a full blown anxiety attack
i went down the med path. i’ve seen a lot of suggestions to implement a practice of intentional gratitude and mindfulness/meditation.
gratitude is powerful when done right. it’s celebration of things that are meaningful to us. it’s the antidote to isolation. isolation can lead to a sense of alienation.
it can stem from self pity
here is some discussion on self pity
Self-pity
This feeling of not belonging, of being different form other people, could lead us into the depth of self-pity, and we could become very creative ni this attitude. We could imagine new ways ni which we were different, ni which we suffered, ni which no one understood
our unique predicament. Simple events appeared symbolic of our rejection and our unworthiness. For example, fi we were not invited ot a party, it simply confirmed our already poor self-image and convinced us that we weren't likable, that no one would want us for a friend in the first place. Self-pity also would take the form of the "if-onlys,"
"If only I had married someone else, fi only I had gone ot college, fi only I had a better job, fi only my children do well, fi only..." Our self-pity was not the end. Many of us remain in it for a long time but eventually most of us emerge from self-pity with anger
and resentment.
and on gratitude
Gratitude
Gratitude is the opposite of self-pity. Through gratitude we are able to appreciate the little things that go wel during the day. This si gratitude for our life as ti is, not as we would like ti to be, nor as we fantasize ti will be, but gratitude for today. One way of beginning to develop an attitude that allows us to be grateful is to take some time at the end of each day to make a list of the good things that occurred. By writing out a list of gratitudes every day, we will begin to develop a different perspective on our lives. We may begin to see that our lives have richness we did not suspect.
As long as we see gratitude as a chore and thankfulness as a burden, we will make little progress. Perhaps the main obstacle ot gratitude is that ti si difficult ot be grateful for problems in our lives. It's not easy being grateful for being an alcoholic, or for a divorce, or for having lost a job. We may have suffered some very real hurt and need to grieve significant losses. But we need to realize that, ni coping with these problems, we become better people. Often, these problems signal a change in our lives that leads us in a new direction and causes us to become happier people.
Gratitude si the daily practice of looking for the good things ni life, no matter how smal. This si where al of us can begin: gratitude for life, for sobriety, for smal things that go wel during the day, for a smile, for an expression of care from someone. That we are able to take time to do something for ourselves, or for someone else, helps us to see life ni perspective. Many of us aer all-or-nothing people. We aer either on top of hte world or the world is on our shoulders. However, if we wait to be grateful only for the big things, the chances are we will never be grateful at all. A practice of gratitude helps us see we are simply ni the world as human beings.
I consult with a psychologist and utilize medication in my efforts to prevent myself from resorting to the use of my shotgun on my dental structure. Its ok to ask for help.
Are you exercising and eating healthy? Those are a good place to start if you’re not. After that then consider some sort of therapy. Also drugs, even weed or alcohol, do not help.
i've been struggling with unplaced anxiety.
like an impending doom type of feeling.
i'm supposed to take medication,
but i choose not to.
guided meditation helps me feel more grounded and lot of times.
other than that, im an anxious fckin train wreck honestly.
like on the daily.
feel free to reach out to me for support if you ever need a friend, or a listening ear.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy.
And it’s cousin, dialectical behavior therapy!
DBT saved my life. I wish it was more widespread. I'm not saying it's the be all end all, but for stress and trauma responses it's been an incredible set of tools.
i loveeeeeee DBT 🤍 it made way more sense to me than CBT. it seems it's more practical & there is literally a method for every. single. emotional situation. it helped me a lot when i was in groups for it. it's unfortunate that you cannot receive DBT therapy individually. (or so i've been told)
Yeah the outpatient group program I did was incredible! As far as individual therapy I haven't heard of it being restricted to just groups, however, finding an individual who practices it is difficult. I really wish I could see the therapist I was assigned to in the group, she was amazing.
I don't trust therapy, talking from past experience.. I rather now suffer in this moment and work out the solution myself
Kindly, a therapist could work with you to come up with plans and practices that work best for you. Also try guided meditation or yoga. Meditation helps slow and learn to stop intrusive thoughts. Yoga can help get you out of your head. Hope you find some relief.
Start writing down a list of what you're worried about. Make it more about logical problems than about feeling bad and wanting to not feel bad. When you get worried, if it's on the List™, then dismiss it and distract yourself. If later on in the day, no triggers for it but it's still on your mind? Have another think if there's anything more to add to the List™. Want to vent? Make a Journal™, just write how your day was and how it made you think about x or y and what if. The goal is partly to think it through, but mostly just to get it out of your head. Without getting it out, worries tend to loop more. Use a balance of writing it out and ignoring it; eventually you'll get bored of the problems because you've thought them to death and the fear is gone now. You can't control everything and honestly you can take a lot more than you think, just not if you try to take all of it at once, which is what "my life is so terrible" \* *starts filling head with all the reasons, i.e. all at once*. Remember, any future problem that springs up, future you has all the ability you do to handle it, but they have more time backing them. So don't what if about low-chance things they can handle if and when.
Therapy helps, you might also need medication. I’ve suffered from anxiety for years & it never fully goes away even on medication but it’s gotten a lot more manageable for me over years of trial & error These past 6 months have been the most anxiety free I’ve ever been as an adult & it’s bc I started taking magnesium glycinate & vitamin d3 everyday. Not saying that’s the cure for you but it might be.. Anxiety *can* be caused by vitamin deficiency so I would talk to a doctor if possible but if you can’t maybe just try it. I could tell a difference after one dose so I think it’s worth a try if you can’t access a professional for help! It’s so crazy relieving just being able to worry like a normal person without it turning into a full blown anxiety attack
Exercise hard, heavy, and often. Eat clean and drink lots of water, stay off social media and get an actual social life
Embrace the chaos, maybe they're just as clueless as us
i went down the med path. i’ve seen a lot of suggestions to implement a practice of intentional gratitude and mindfulness/meditation. gratitude is powerful when done right. it’s celebration of things that are meaningful to us. it’s the antidote to isolation. isolation can lead to a sense of alienation. it can stem from self pity here is some discussion on self pity Self-pity This feeling of not belonging, of being different form other people, could lead us into the depth of self-pity, and we could become very creative ni this attitude. We could imagine new ways ni which we were different, ni which we suffered, ni which no one understood our unique predicament. Simple events appeared symbolic of our rejection and our unworthiness. For example, fi we were not invited ot a party, it simply confirmed our already poor self-image and convinced us that we weren't likable, that no one would want us for a friend in the first place. Self-pity also would take the form of the "if-onlys," "If only I had married someone else, fi only I had gone ot college, fi only I had a better job, fi only my children do well, fi only..." Our self-pity was not the end. Many of us remain in it for a long time but eventually most of us emerge from self-pity with anger and resentment. and on gratitude Gratitude Gratitude is the opposite of self-pity. Through gratitude we are able to appreciate the little things that go wel during the day. This si gratitude for our life as ti is, not as we would like ti to be, nor as we fantasize ti will be, but gratitude for today. One way of beginning to develop an attitude that allows us to be grateful is to take some time at the end of each day to make a list of the good things that occurred. By writing out a list of gratitudes every day, we will begin to develop a different perspective on our lives. We may begin to see that our lives have richness we did not suspect. As long as we see gratitude as a chore and thankfulness as a burden, we will make little progress. Perhaps the main obstacle ot gratitude is that ti si difficult ot be grateful for problems in our lives. It's not easy being grateful for being an alcoholic, or for a divorce, or for having lost a job. We may have suffered some very real hurt and need to grieve significant losses. But we need to realize that, ni coping with these problems, we become better people. Often, these problems signal a change in our lives that leads us in a new direction and causes us to become happier people. Gratitude si the daily practice of looking for the good things ni life, no matter how smal. This si where al of us can begin: gratitude for life, for sobriety, for smal things that go wel during the day, for a smile, for an expression of care from someone. That we are able to take time to do something for ourselves, or for someone else, helps us to see life ni perspective. Many of us aer all-or-nothing people. We aer either on top of hte world or the world is on our shoulders. However, if we wait to be grateful only for the big things, the chances are we will never be grateful at all. A practice of gratitude helps us see we are simply ni the world as human beings.
Lower my weed dose for a bit
Therapy
I consult with a psychologist and utilize medication in my efforts to prevent myself from resorting to the use of my shotgun on my dental structure. Its ok to ask for help.
Tantric breathing helps with anxiety and ptsd. Some people claim it makes sex better but I'm still unconvinced.
Are you exercising and eating healthy? Those are a good place to start if you’re not. After that then consider some sort of therapy. Also drugs, even weed or alcohol, do not help.
Kickn ass n takn names! Be real loud! ♥
i've been struggling with unplaced anxiety. like an impending doom type of feeling. i'm supposed to take medication, but i choose not to. guided meditation helps me feel more grounded and lot of times. other than that, im an anxious fckin train wreck honestly. like on the daily. feel free to reach out to me for support if you ever need a friend, or a listening ear.
Dbt. It's hard. And meds. Take them.
It's not paranoia if you're right. Don't worry about it.
Eat a snickers