DBT possible without actual therapy?

Hey. Just wanted to ask a short question. Can you actually do full DBT without having actual therapy sessions? I don't have a therapist or something along those lines.

Well I unknowingly had BPD for the past 25 years and I managed to learn the skills necessary to live without DBT skills training - I guess I learned them from experiencing life and reading self help books and writing in my journals about things I wanted to change and learn about myself to make life better.

There are lots of books to learn the skills - so I am sure you could do a lot of it yourself - you just wouldn't have the therapist to help you practice the skills with you every week with stuff that is going on in your life.

Im same a triplemoon
I managed mine very well, learnt to avoid situations/events that i knew would bother me, chose a particular man so none of my fears were ever triggered . there is ways you can manage imo

Mmm this is good to know. I'm on a waiting list for DBT and told it could be 6 weeks or more before I get a place. I'm reading a good book right now about Complex PTSD it really covers a lot of the issues bpd and npds suffer from. Some great exercises in it too. Thinking of buying a DBT workbook after this one.

Munchh - I bought a book called Coping with BPD - (it has a rose on the cover) and I never looked at it until last night. It is really useful - they have an index with problems a borderline could face, then they tell you what the problem looks like and how to help yourself. I was hoping my BPD daughter would read it when she gets upset, but she wasn't interested. I think if she is having a problem with a friend or something, I will go read the part to her or talk to her about what I read to help her.

Mhh I did some worksheets which seem to come from some therapy on DBT in the past. I gotta try picking up a whole book on it.

Oh that book looks good @Triplemoon. I've put it in my amazon basket for when I've finished this PTSD one. Got to feel like I'm doing something whilst I'm waiting!

PS - OP I saw this link on another thread, it's got some cool DBT exercises and explanations
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