Tag: Dialectical Behavior Therapy

• The Inner Child & Teen

  I had a DBT session tonight. My OT says I’m making good progress, which was nice to hear. But I feel like I’m not doing well enough. I can just hear my therapist telling me that I’m too hard on myself. We spoke about a few things, and then started getting into the core emotions. […]

  Rayne

  March 20, 2017

  DBT, Therapy

  Attachment, Bond, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Dissociation, Inner Child, Occupational Therapist, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy Break

• Protected: Kindness & Gratitude #2

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  Rayne

  March 18, 2017

  Life

  Attachment, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Connection, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gratefulness, Hypervigilant, Kindness, Occupational Therapist, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Touch

• Never Thought I’d Be Here – Part Two

  My experience at the clinic was a positive one, excluding the Friday of course. Once I settled in, I started feeling better. Friday evening I slept straight through, as well as every night I was there. Which isn’t normal for me. Usually my first night sleeping out I barely sleep at all. What made it different […]

  Rayne

  February 6, 2017

  Borderline Personality Disorder

  Awareness, Change, Contemplation, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Friendship, Healing, Mental Health, Mental Illness, New Beginnings, Psychiatric Clinic, Relationships

• Making Progress Even When You Can’t See It

  A few sessions ago, I told my therapist that I finally felt like I was making progress. That therapy is finally helping me. She jokingly asked me if I was saying that therapy hasn’t helped me before that? I told her that the seeds had been there all along, but I just hadn’t been aware […]

  Rayne

  December 5, 2016

  Life

  Awareness, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Change, Commitment, Contemplation, Crisis Survival Skills, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Encouragement, Goals, Healing, Hope, Life, Making Progress, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Psychology, Reflection, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapy

• The Therapeutic Relationship

  Most of last weeks session with my psychologist was spent discussing our relationship. I had started the session by telling her that I didn’t want to be there. She wanted to talk more about that. I got angry at her after a while, and felt a lot of agitation and impatience. I wanted to tell […]

  Rayne

  September 17, 2016

  Relationships

  Attachment, Awareness, Bond, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Communication, Connection, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Disconnection, Embarrassment, Fear, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Needs, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Psychologist, Reflection, Shame, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Therapy, Trust, Vulnerability

• Being My Own Friend

  During my therapy session yesterday, I was highly annoyed with myself. I told my therapist that I feel I should be better by now. That I should just get over everything and move on. She told me that I’m very harsh on myself, and set very high expectations. That’s very true. I’m my own worst […]

  Rayne

  September 13, 2016

  Therapy

  Attachment, Behaviour, Black & White Thinking, Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Change, Communication, DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Disconnection, Encouragement, Fear Of Abandonment, Healing, Insecurity, Inspiration, Kindness, Life, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Object Constancy, Obsessive Attachments, Psychologist, Psychology, Reflection, Relationships, Self Care, Skills, Splitting, Structure, The Therapeutic Relationship, Therapist, Transference