Category Archives: dbt
Negative thinking – new thoughts and diffusion
We can probably all agree that thinking negative things, especially about ourselves, can increase our negative emotions. That’s putting it nicely: Thinking negatively can really create a living hell. How can we stop? First off is mindfulness. Lots of mindfulness … Continue reading
Checking-the-facts and Problem-Solving
Hi there. So, I’m going to give you a quick update. Quick because I’m in physical pain, and my brain is having a hard time thinking logically. Last time we chatted I was upset about an email response I’d received … Continue reading
Sadness and extreme thinking
Phew. So, just got an email from my `dbt mentor’ and ex-therapist that is having quite an effect on me. I had sent a couple of emails letting her know what I was up to (hoping to reinforce her? Impress … Continue reading
The Diary card: good, bad and even ugly
If you’re like most folks doing some kind of dbt practice, filling out the diary card is…well…a pain the ass! And you may be experiencing a lot of resistance to filling it out, which (if you’re anything like me), you … Continue reading
Mindfulness and Meditation, Jon Kabat-Zinn
I’m going to write a little bit about Mindfulness…what it is, and what it isn’t. Some people equate Mindfulness with meditation; but they’re not necessarily the same thing. Meditation may be one form of mindfulness – depending on what the … Continue reading
The importance of having a goal
Without Willingness…oh, I already said that somewhere else. Let’s just say that Willingness is really, really important. Sometimes you’re going to want to sabotage all kinds of things related to treatment, and you’ll need Willingness to get you through. It’ll … Continue reading
Knives, and thoughts can’t hurt you
Knives scare the crap out of me. I don’t like having them around, or even seeing them out. Especially sharp ones. Most people who are in dbt have experienced quite a bit of horrendous suicidal ideation. Some people have actually … Continue reading
Change and Acceptance
This is one of the dialectics in Diabolical Behavioral Therapy: change and acceptance. I’m tempted to write ‘change vs. acceptance’ because there’s so much tension between them at first glance…but both are needed to do dbt successfully. Some people need … Continue reading
FAST skills, Self-respect and other people
I moved into a new home recently, with a pretty nice roommate, who’s just….I don’t know. Ugh. Well, you can decide after you read this. She has an old, old bike sitting underneath the house, just lying on its side … Continue reading
Mindfulness of Current Emotion and the Gym
I have really bad generalized anxiety and panic attacks. I’m just generally on `hyperarousal’ mode most of the time, but there are some things that are almost certain to bring on a panic attack. Of course, knowing that, I have … Continue reading
Daily DBT 