tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470982966139816505.post517043435298335837..comments2023-07-22T09:26:11.754-04:00Comments on frozen.oranges: teen angst 101: dbt skills.emmy.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17154884611101513422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470982966139816505.post-78572306195132195352008-09-12T17:06:00.000-04:002008-09-12T17:06:00.000-04:00I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I a...I wanted to take a moment to let you know that I admire your blog. I also admire your honesty, insight and your ability to see how important it is that parents are able to put their ideas of perfection on hold long enough to seek out evidence-based treatments for their chidren and teens.<BR/><BR/>I am a clinical psychotherapist on the Eastside of Seattle, Washington with my own practice, and I am trained in the very modality of which you speak. Sometimes I wish I could clone myself and then be allowed by school administrators to teach DBT Skills Groups in every junior high and high school in America.<BR/><BR/>To make less painful the effects of a lifetime of familial and relational invalidation to a sensitive heart and soul is truly a job worth having. I am so glad the evidence-based treatments are becoming more common, but there are still over 75% of mental health professionals nationwide offering treatments that do not meet his level of efficacy to be onsidered as such.<BR/><BR/>Your work on this blog and the work of those who post upon it are going to do the work of making sure that your generation is much more savvy consumers of mental health services. <BR/><BR/>Needless to say, this makes me very happy.<BR/><BR/>May your days be as or bright and/or as sunny colored as the frozen concentrate your reference. And for those that are not, dear young lady, know that I for one am cheering you on.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Nicole Laurent, M.A., R.C.<BR/>Clinical Psychotherapist<BR/>http://www.FamilyRenewal.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470982966139816505.post-7261457494274053152008-03-17T16:29:00.000-04:002008-03-17T16:29:00.000-04:00i could use some dbt skills right now. this bullsh...i could use some dbt skills right now. this bullshit with P&G is making me ill. <BR/><BR/>i'm pretty low on the distress tolerance scale. when i first read the P&G thing, i couldn't formulate thoughts on it because my brain was buzzing too loudly. when i finally could, i was just blinded and horrified and sick. all i could think of was how it's things like this that make me just want to give up and go hide in a hole and forget that the "civilized" world exists. sometimes it seems too futile to fight against these horrible messages. <BR/><BR/>i don't believe in giving up on the fight, of course, but i think it's extremely important that those of us so deeply involved in the issue are well able to handle the emotional stress. i'm still working on my own ability. my mother always said i had a soft heart. not a bad thing -- i think it makes for better kitten appreciation -- but it also means that i take things, very, very personally and seriously, and feel empathy and outrage at overflowing levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470982966139816505.post-33548848306445019382008-03-17T10:40:00.000-04:002008-03-17T10:40:00.000-04:00DBT saved my life. One of the premises I like bes...DBT saved my life. One of the premises I like best is that they don't assume you popped out of the womb instictively knowing these skills. My parents did a decent job at modeling these skills, but part of the problem was that my personality was much more extreme, emotion-wise. So I think I needed more of a remedial course.<BR/><BR/>One of the best feelings I get now is knowing that I was effective in a particular situation- even if it didn't make me happy.Carrie Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569839838912988783noreply@blogger.com