In my DBT group today I asked the group leader (therapist, director, whatever you call her) about where I can read more about radical acceptance. She said that "Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Live With the Heart of Buddha" by Tera Brach, Ph. D is a good book to read. I'm wondering if anyone has heard or read this book? Or at least found it in a library and glanced at it? It's $10 (plus shipping, of course) on amazon, and while that's not much, it is to me. (I'm broke, starving artist. Go buy my art I'll be famous once I'm dead! LOL) I mean, just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this book, if you know of it or read it, before I spend my hard earned $10 (plus shipping). 

If not, cool. So instead of that, I'm wondering if any of you have any recommendations on any DBT-related books (preferrably non-fiction and written by a professional). Radical Acceptance is what I'm really digging for. BUT there are other modules in DBT that I'm willing to look for. The modules of DBT are: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Now, Interpersonal Effectiveness is something I'm not really having any problems with, so just ignore that as far as book recommendations. 

I have "Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder" by Marsha M. Linehan. This is the training manual for DBT instructors + handouts and homework sheets. DBT IS NOT JUST FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER. It's been proven effective for addiction, bipolar, PTSD, OCD, among other illnesses. (I'm taking it for bipolar and PTSD) I HIGHLY RECOMMEND TAKING A DBT CLASS IF ONE IS OFFERED AROUND YOU. It's very helpful is you are WANTING and WILLING to help yourself, and will take it seriously, do the work, practice what it teaches, and just...fucking live by it. Stick with it. Go to every session.

So I have the manual, hand-outs, homework sheets, so you're probably thinking "why read more about it?" Well, as I've already posted, I'll be leaving my DBT class and my therapist because I'm moving, but I'm damned set on not giving it up.

But here's some GOOD NEWS: my boyfriend told me, and his boss, and others involved that he sees so much improvement in me that he is going to take me to see my therapist and go to DBT group once or twice a month. He'll ask off for those days, I'll schedule my therapist appointment the same day as the class, and in the meantime I'll study, read, homework, practice, watch youtube videos, do all I can. Learn all I can. Here's the thing: you can not master the skills taught in DBT without some guidance. I've taught myself a lot of things, such as how to play the saxophone. (Got damn good at it too. I should pick it up again). But this is something you absolutely need guidance with. So yay, turns out I don't have to dump my therapist or completely quit DBT sessions.

I'm already 10000% dedicated to this, because it helps, and like I said, it's not JUST for BPD. It's for all sorts of illnesses and I highly recommend it if there's somewhere that has this close to you. Hell, some therapists do one on one DBT sessions if they're trained in it. But it only works if you are completely dedicated to it, you go to the sessions, you do the homework, you practice, you WANT to feel better, you WANT to "tame" your illness the best way you can.

So whatever, in short, any recommendations on books related to DBT modules? I have the training manual and all that good stuff, but I just need more so I can have my shit straight, or at least have a good idea about what my "once or twice" a month session will be. Or be able to understand what the instructor is saying better.

It just helps so much that I want more. Bipolar disorder is enough, but this new (new as in a year ago) PTSD diagnosis on top of it... yeah. Gotta get that shit in check. 

Any recommendations, thoughts, whatever?