Posted by emmanuel98 on September 3, 2012, at 19:20:35
In reply to Re: What psychodynamic therapy can do....... » emmanuel98, posted by Twinleaf on September 2, 2012, at 19:50:03
> It's great to hear how much better things are for you. I am very familiar with psychodynamic therapy, in which the relationship to the therapist is the principle factor helping towards recovery, but much less so with DBT. In my minimal knowledge of it, I think it is about training oneself to correct distorted thinking. I have the impression that DBT can help one do this better than other forms of therapy, but I don't know if this is accurate.
DBT, unlike CBT, isn't just about distorted thinking but focuses on how to sit with emotions and not let them overwhelm you. There's a big emphasis on mindfulness and meditation. It's sort of rooted in Buddhism. I know my DBT therapist is a Buddhist and the person who developed DBT (Marsha Linehan) was greatly influenced by Buddhist practice.
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> I know from previous posts that your therapist is in his 70's; mine is about to be 69,. It is awfully hard to think that they won't always be available.He's 72 or 73 now. He's in great shape and hasn't had so much as a cold in the years I've been seeing him. He's working only part-time now and says he has no plans to retire, but...things can happen. At least now I feel that if something did happen it wouldn't completely derail me. But there is something very sad about knowing that this person who is so important in your life is not really in your life. I couldn't visit him in the hospital, couldn't probably go to his funeral. It makes me sad to think about this. I just hope he stays healthy long enough for me to end therapy.
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