I’ve been in DBT for a month now. We’ve done mindfulness (describe etc), TIPP, chain analysis, wise mind and non judgementally. But I also did DBT when I was 15 (I’m 21 now) so I understand the gist of it, I’m having to repeat it bc I didn’t rly absorb it back then since I was very resentful of being there and didn’t have an open mind. In the past year I’ve done the DBT therapy workbook and the BPD workbook so I’ve been implementing some stuff like opposite action for a few months now longer than I’ve been in DBT. 

I only preface so much because I feel like it’s *working*. After coming into it skeptical, the past week I’ve found myself avoiding so many spirals and “breaking my own heart” just by doing stuff like mindfulness and opposite action. BUT at the same time I feel kind of indignant… you mean to tell me the whole way I live my life, the picking apart everything and being intense for example, is *wrong*? Kind of makes me have a bit of an identity crisis.  But it’s working! I just feel bad I had to take a class to be “normal” you know?