What is DBT?
DISCLAIMER: I am not a therapist, psychologist or psychiatrist. My advice comes from personal experience and LOTS of research. If you are struggling, please seek professional guidance. Just consider this as supplemental advice from someone who has seen the pit of hell and survived to tell her story. At the age of 30, I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder I with psychotic features. You can read the full story of my diagnosis here: https://thestoryoftiff.blogspot.com/2019/12/my-diagnosis.html . This set off a series of treatment, therapy and hospitalizations. It was countless medications that either didn't work or caused harmful side effects. In 2019, the severity of my illness became evident when I qualified for Social Security Disability. It is also the time I made the life-changing decision to ween myself off all of my psych meds, slowly. With a great support system, and being home all the time, I began to stabilize. I struggled with symptoms but there is one thing that kep...