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notr4ch3l
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DBT group therapy/classes and being boarderline
Personality Disorders Support / by notr4ch3l
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 February 19th, 2024
...See more Hi Yall,  My name is Rachel, im 18 and I was just recently diagnosed with Borderline and bipolar, soon after my diagnosis I got put on meds and then soon after my therapist decided I needed a higher level of care then they could provide and recommended a DBT support group. Personally dbt seems dumb to me, if I could have a wise mind I would and I know i'm emotionally irrational but no amount of tapping, breathing, opposite actions, or wise minds seem to be helping. I know dbt is the golden standard for bpd so I wanted to know if anyone had any good alternatives regarding forms of therapy. I also wanted to know if anyone whos attended the DBT classes or group therapy has anything to say regarding it. What was it like? what did they teach you? etc. 
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Bipolar diagnosis personal crisis
Bipolar, Schizophrenia & Psychosis Support / by notr4ch3l
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 November 5th, 2023
...See more Hi yall,  I'm Rachel, i'm 18 and i've just recently been diagnosed with bipolar 2 with psychosis and although i've  assumed these past few years I was bipolar, a medical practitioner telling me to my face that mine and my friends theories were correct did something to me. In the beginning I thought I didn't care about the diagnosis. I actually laughed it off, but then I had another hypomanic episode, and then I crashed. And now, here I am depressed, and realizing that i'm just kind of stuck like this. Or at least thats how it feels right now post diagnosis and post hypomanic episode. And it honestly feels like i'm just going to be stuck, emotionally dysregulated, hitting these extreme highs and lows forever. Or I get on meds and just feel like a zombie. Either way right now meds doesn't feel like the correct option for me, and DBT therapy seems to just be telling me "Are you feeling a bad emotion? Have you tried, not feeling it? Is this how a wise mind would think?" It really feels like theres no real way to be happy and whatever "normal" feels and looks like in the long run. So I guess i'm writing and posting to see if anyone else has ever felt this way after their diagnosis, and if you did what helped you feel better about it? 
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