Posted by madeline on March 31, 2007, at 17:04:27
In reply to Saturday update, posted by gazo on March 31, 2007, at 12:41:01
"am i ever going to be able to examine the bad parts of my life without slipping into this stuff? i suppose like IWS said about something else, i guess it's better than some other options."
I think you can learn how to examine the bad parts of your life, but you need to get the skills to cope with disruptive, intense feelings.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a good method that actually teaches you how to cope with really strong emotion. It actually gives you real world tools to help manage stress and "the badness" and the hurt.
I would encourage you to talk to your new therapist about it.
It's helped a lot of people.
Maddie
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