I’m a three-time DBT dropout. DBT, or Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, is a therapeutic treatment that that aims to decrease the use of dangerous coping tools such as self-harm and substance use by tackling emotional dysregulation, analyzing the impact of these...
I am fully vaccinated with a healthy immune system, but in spite of what the CDC says, I still wear a mask in indoor public spaces. This is one of many habits I learned in the pandemic that I am having trouble letting go of, now that it may be drawing towards an end....
“Put it in a box” said my therapist. It was not the first time she’d said it. She wanted me to imagine containing the thing that was distressing me so it wouldn’t accompany me to work after our appointment. But it would. My anxieties...
By Ana Lee Case I knew someone who said she had big feelings. She said they would wash over her like a wave and she’d feel like she was being swept out to sea. I could relate. I’ve had big feelings too, and I know what it’s like to be dragged away from the shore. When...
