Comments on: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook: Practical DBT Exercises for Learning Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, & Distress Tolerance http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:41:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: D. Robison http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-253 D. Robison Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:55:14 +0000 http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/#comment-253 This is a great workbook, however it's not an easy thing to do on your own. This is a great workbook, however it’s not an easy thing to do on your own.

]]> By: D. M. Foster http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-252 D. M. Foster Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:34:39 +0000 http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/#comment-252 I found this book helpful to use with clients who are in group or individual therapy. I found this book helpful to use with clients who are in group or individual therapy.

]]> By: E. Giebler http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-251 E. Giebler Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:33:45 +0000 http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/#comment-251 This is an easy to understand workbook that is right on target with the issues facing many people who self harm. The book flows well and has handouts that allow clients to explore their underlying thoughts and feelings. This is an easy to understand workbook that is right on target with the issues facing many people who self harm. The book flows well and has handouts that allow clients to explore their underlying thoughts and feelings.

]]> By: Chris Estey http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-250 Chris Estey Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:36:17 +0000 http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/#comment-250 This workbook is typical Dialectical Behavioral Therapy paperwork -- commanding you to rationalize your way to mental health. Don't bother talking to people about how you really feel; find a number to describe your discomfort and write out what you've done to please your counselor today. Be sure to deny your feelings and half-smile your way through the abuses of contemporary life, and stop thinking as you produce and consume. <br /> <br />The messy, hyperbolic aesthetics of DBT manuals are quite reflective of the incoherent miasma contained within its silence-the-traumatized notions. Making it easy for the heart of a Borderline Personality Disorder-tagged person to be confused by the obtuse theorizing that passes as socialized DBT treatment. (And you WILL be "socialized.") <br /> <br />People going through psychological hell will find the all-caps demands for you to chill out and be nice to your social workers and therapists to be as rejuvenating as the advice given to a suffering Job by the three "wise fools" at the end of that book. Psychiatrists can feel the elevated notion of moral superiority as they warn you to behave or be given back to the field which brought you Haldol and Electro-Convulsive Therapy. <br /> <br />DBT is a clever but pernicious blend of self-help/self-blame, cognitive confusion passing for counseling, and adult obedience training. The drop out rates have probably been hidden as much as the manifestos have hyped its successful control of the "overly emotional." Forget trauma therapies or articulate compassion, the "Borderline Personality Disordered" can be made to be "successful patients," that is, to make their sessions pleasant for their "therapists." DBT is great for secular monks willing to stop critical thinking or self-acceptance, but otherwise it was created for those who exploit the suffering. This workbook is typical Dialectical Behavioral Therapy paperwork — commanding you to rationalize your way to mental health. Don’t bother talking to people about how you really feel; find a number to describe your discomfort and write out what you’ve done to please your counselor today. Be sure to deny your feelings and half-smile your way through the abuses of contemporary life, and stop thinking as you produce and consume.

The messy, hyperbolic aesthetics of DBT manuals are quite reflective of the incoherent miasma contained within its silence-the-traumatized notions. Making it easy for the heart of a Borderline Personality Disorder-tagged person to be confused by the obtuse theorizing that passes as socialized DBT treatment. (And you WILL be “socialized.”)

People going through psychological hell will find the all-caps demands for you to chill out and be nice to your social workers and therapists to be as rejuvenating as the advice given to a suffering Job by the three “wise fools” at the end of that book. Psychiatrists can feel the elevated notion of moral superiority as they warn you to behave or be given back to the field which brought you Haldol and Electro-Convulsive Therapy.

DBT is a clever but pernicious blend of self-help/self-blame, cognitive confusion passing for counseling, and adult obedience training. The drop out rates have probably been hidden as much as the manifestos have hyped its successful control of the “overly emotional.” Forget trauma therapies or articulate compassion, the “Borderline Personality Disordered” can be made to be “successful patients,” that is, to make their sessions pleasant for their “therapists.” DBT is great for secular monks willing to stop critical thinking or self-acceptance, but otherwise it was created for those who exploit the suffering.

]]> By: K. E. Graves http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/comment-page-1/#comment-249 K. E. Graves Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:42:24 +0000 http://www.selfhelpbooksshop.com/dialectical-behavior-therapy-skills-workbook-practical-dbt-exercises-for-learning-mindfulness-interpersonal-effectiveness-emotion-regulation-distress-tolerance/#comment-249 just got this today, and from what i can see, this will be really helpful when working with many types of clients, not just BPD. i'm excited to use it! just got this today, and from what i can see, this will be really helpful when working with many types of clients, not just BPD. i’m excited to use it!

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