Posted by g_g_g_unit on February 16, 2012, at 22:35:58
In reply to Re: depressive emotions, posted by papillon2 on February 16, 2012, at 7:55:33
When your thought is accurate, however, closer examination only serves to make you more painfully aware of just how hopeless and helpless your situation is. This is NOT a good thing. Hopeless + helpless = suicidal.
>
> And again, that's where DBT comes in: teaching you how to sit with and tolerate horrible thoughts and feelings, all without judging yourself. Things may indeed be hopeless and helpless, but you can put up with it for a minute at a time without hurting yourself.
>Hmm, this is true. I've noticed that, in undergoing ERP for OCD, my therapist is less likely to reassure me. For example, I said I often get the (intrusive) thought that "I'm a loser" and she said, "Well, you could be .. it's a real possibility after all".
I know that sounds callous, but I think the point is that we can't protect ourselves against every possibility. Maybe she was viewing it as an OCD thought - as opposed to a core belief - which explains her approach.
But would that kind of exposure to a possibility be more in line with DBT than CBT, which might try to examine why one is/isn't a loser?
poster:g_g_g_unit
thread:1010125
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20120212/msgs/1010501.html