DBT

Our daughter is struggling has anyone fund a program that is helpful  How about DBT?

[Jaquta]

While I have found DBT useful in the long-term, at the time, I found it very distressing.

A lot depends on where your daughter is at at this point of her recovery.
DBT and psychotherapy may be quite useful.

For me, DBT was presented in such a way it ended up being extremely traumatizing.  This had more to do with where I was and how my therapist worked with me.
My issues go back to early childhood so for me dbt wasn't particularly useful and intensive psychoanalysis was.

Has your daughter been in therapy?  It's really hard to advise from a distance and with so little information.

There are some dbt skills training programs online if you were interested in having a look at them.  One I tried was the dbtclass run through yahoo health groups.

If you have more questions.  Feel free to ask.

[ieatcatlitter]

DBT is very effective for BPD but not everyone responds the same to it. Your daughter needs to try many to find what's right for her.

[ApRiLGeTsAngry77]

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing the information about the DBT yahoo groups. I am now a member of that group :)

[Princessdaniella]

The D. behavioural program (dbt) has been helpful with many people.
You should consider putting her name down however while your considering it I know where I am from it does take quite a few months to get at the top of the waiting list.

[Jaquta]

You're welcome!  I hope it helps.

[beepee]

I spent a solid year in a DBT program, going to group once a week and individual therapy once a week on top of my monthly Psychiatrist.
I must admit, I really didn't think it DBT was going to work for me. I was months into it and I didn't see or feel a change. THis was frustrating and I was paying a lot of money. like, all. my. money. The people in the group weren't really what I would consider my peer group. Their problems were different than mine -- some more severe, some seemingly less serious. I can't explain exactly what happened but I slowly but surely began feeling more in control of my life. Every day I had been working on my skills and slowly, it began adding up.
Since that first day, I have put a lot of positive energy into the process of mindfulness, building my DBT skills and I listened to A LOT of Tara Brach's dharma talks (Google Tara Brach and download the free "teaching talks" -- they are amazing and they will help you in many ways beyond mindfulness. It is free, and it is not creepy brainwashing weirdness -- she just has an amazing way of explaining things and her dharma talks are a critical part of my treatment. If you are suffering and need to build a new, positive life-skill set, check her out).
I am not in DBT anymore but I use my DBT skills every day. No, I am not "cured" and have some really, really nasty days -- sometimes end on end on end (just like before) -- but I deal with my moods way more effectively. Mainly, I try not to judge myself to harshly and forgive myself. I also realize that a mood may appear without a reason. For example, I may wake up feeling blue or sad but I don't need to go searching for the reason why I feel that way. It may simply be my biology and not my life that is out of whack.
Regular exercise (even just a little bit) is good, eating well and eating breakfast (something I never did before) and trying to go to sleep at the same time every night. Routine, routine, routine helps big time and isn't boring because it opens up time to do so much more (and do it more effectively).