Moving forward day by day [crisis team part two ]

[bassetfeet]

Hi Fluffy just calling in to wish you a lovely peaceful sleep x

[fluffydressinggown]

Well I have survived Christmas, one more night at my in-laws left. I am ready to go home now.

I was very spoiled at Christmas, my DH bought me a beautiful watch :)

Had some strange thoughts so trying to make sense of everything but also focusing on living in the moment.

Did you have a nice Christmas?

[SnowyMouse]

I'm glad you survived fluffy I had a good couple of days, thanks. Feeling low now.

[bassetfeet]

Just want to wish you Fluffy and all those on your thread a better year
2013 is gone now .......2014 WILL be kinder and contentment will come

Dont know you all in real life but have every faith with ups and downs that we all will get well.

[SnowyMouse]

Happy new year fluffy and all!

[fluffydressinggown]

Thanks. I have had a nice quiet new year. Trying to be in the moment and ignore all of my worries.

[SnowyMouse]

You can do it, fluffy

[fluffydressinggown]

Well I officially start DBT on Monday. Very very scared.

[bassetfeet]

What scares you Fluffy? Can you put into words ? .

[SnowyMouse]

Is it group or individual fluffy? Good luck, be thinking of you.

[fluffydressinggown]

It's group and individual therapy so quite intense. Just worried about being in the group and not really that enthusiastic about dbt.I have said I will try it though so am trying to keep an open mind.

[SnowyMouse]

It does really seem to help some people, worth a go. I can understand being unsure about group work, a lot of people find it challenging You can only do as much as you can do.

[MooncupGoddess]

I haven't posted for ages but just wanted to say Happy New Year, Fluffy, and I'm so glad you've made it to 2014.

Good luck with the therapy - it sounds scary but hopefully it will be helpful. I expect that everyone else in the group will feel scared and vulnerable too.

[TheSparklyPussycat]

I too have heard good reports from people who've done DBT. Hope it goes/has gone OK.

[fluffydressinggown]

I had my first 1:1 session and that went ok, I really like the nurse who will be working with me.

Group starts on Thursday, eeep.

My DH is off work doing his assignments for uni, I am trying not to get too stressed by it all but it is hard not to.

[SnowyMouse]

I'm glad you like your 1:1 Good luck with the first group, be thinking of you!

[Messupmum]

Glad it went well. How long did you wait for dbt, and who did the referral if you don't mind me asking?

[fluffydressinggown]

Honestly, I have not really waited. I had refused to do it at the beginning of this year and it wasn't mentioned until Autumn last year when my CPN suggested I go to the 4 pre-sessions to see if I wanted to give it a go.

I saw someone from the DBT team 4 times in November/December and he told me about it and we set some goals etc for me. Then in my last appointment he told me I would be starting the group in early January and they rang me to give me my appointment with my 1:1.

The DBT team are based at the community mental health team offices, I already go there to see my CPN.

I feel like a lot of similar things are happening from what happened last year to make me so unwell. I am on meds to help with that so hopefully that will make a difference.

[Messupmum]

I've followed your threads for a long time, and relate to you so much. I seem to always be in a bad place no matter what I do. I've read dbt can help for those with pd's but I was put on the waiting list for group therapy, waited a year, but finding it a load of crap tbh. I don't want to be constantly struggling with dark thoughts and sh, but there are lots of issues that need addressing and I feel I'm being ignored.

I might ask my cpn about dbt when I see her. I wish there was a mn support group for people like us! Good luck with the group part of it x

[SnowyMouse]

You could always start a thread for PD support, there is this one, seems quiet though.

[Messupmum]

Sorry I didn't mean to hijack this thread.

[SnowyMouse]

No, not at all, I wasn't suggesting that!

[SnowyMouse]

I only posted that because you said: "I wish there was a mn support group for people like us!"

[Messupmum]

Sorry, I just thought I'd said too much after I posted, just feeling sensitive and confused. I hope dbt really helps Fluffy it will take time though. Sorry Snowy

[fluffydressinggown]

messupmum please write on this thread, it doesn't have to be all about me!

I am trying to stop smoking and it is annoyingly hard, haven't had one since Saturday though which is pretty good going.

[Messupmum]

Thank you. Good luck with giving up smoking.