a bit of backstory: 

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i was first placed in a teenage DBT group when i was 17, before i was diagnosed with/told about my diagnosis of bpd, but i skipped a lot of the sessions to spend time with my partner at the time (which wasn't good, i know), and i found that when i did go, i wasn't able to apply the skills being taught. i'm 19 now and have been doing some small dbt skills with my individual therapist while i'm waiting to get a spot in the DBT group ran at the local hospital. i'm anxiously excited to start, as i've heard that DBT is life changing for a lot of borderlines, but am also afraid that i won't be able to properly utilize the skills or i'll get nervous in the group setting. does anyone who's gone though a DBT group have any advice on how to get the most out of it? TIA! 