Hi


Not looking for a diagnosis here, just wondering what everyone's experiences with DBT have been and there progression through mental health services? Skip to the bottom if you wanna skim over a brief description of my experience so far. FYI, I am in the UK and 23 y/o.


I self referred to my city's counselling service after seeing my gp about my mental health issues that had been getting worse and worse over the past year. I was immediately prescribed antidepressants.


I started going to one on one councelling sessions once a week for six weeks. My doctor upped my antidepressant medication to 100mg. Over the course of my councelling, I didn't show much improvement in terms of how high I was scoring on depression and anxiety symptoms.


After the six weeks were up, I was told that I was going to be put on to DBT. I have been waiting to hear back from them for a few weeks now. It's been over these few weeks that I did some research about DBT and obviously stumbled upon BPD. I think I might have BPD but since I've started this whole process, no one has given me an official diagnosis, apart from my doctor who signed me off work with "depressive illness".


BASICALLY: I am wondering if there is any reason I would be sent to do a course of DBT if I don't have BPD. My last councillor touched on the fact that I have exhibited some ptsd-like symptoms. Whats been everyone's experience in getting diagnosed and getting the help you need??

Thanks for taking the time to read this jumbled mess haha 


 

