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A very respected hospital's DBT IOP program had a spot open up. I was on their waitlist. I said okay... very nervously... as it seemed super well organized. I was told DBT is what is used. Talked to therapist. Seemed really put together. Homework to do and everything. Nothing said about anything spiritual. I even reviewed the very plain and ordinary DBT workbook they created and use. Nothing in it about manifesting or spirituality or becoming one with nothingness or watching SoulSunday teachings on spirituality.
I said ok, signed the paperwork, and I received an email of the first assignment the group is doing in prep for Monday.
The homework is two Buddhist mystic yogi videos that go deep into the spirituality of suffering from that perspective, and nothing about DBT skills. Nothing. None of it matches with the workbook topics. Or DBT subjects. The homework also includes journal entries on "manifesting" and "manifesting your worthiness." One of the journal entries is supposed to be about what you will manifest in your life this weekend... It's all stuff straight from SoulSunday and The Secret. As in the links 59 the videos go to those websites. (The Secret is basically the idea you create your reality with your thoughts. It's not CBT, but something very different.)
Nothing about or acting a single DBT skill. Not even the usual DBT diary cards.
While this is stuff that many people enjoy and celebrate snd is perfect for a spiritual retreat... I'm not into it... and I really didn't want to dive head long into spiritual stuff of any type at all in any way... and I'm not into The Secret and "manifesting" things. If that's what you do, that's cool, it's just not for me personally. I believe in something else spiritually.
The crux of the issue is that I signed up for a common therapy technique not a spiritual teaching/practice group of ANY type.
I signed up to do DBT skills.
*I haven't yet attended any of the groups.* All I have is 1 homework in prep for my first group Monday. We are supposed to be ready to answer the manifesting questions in group Monday. I already know I can't do this homework. I don't believe in this at all, not do I wish to discuss that I don't believe in it. I wanted to do DBT.
Should I quit now before I get any further into this? Or go on Monday and just explain I watched the videos and I can't answer the questions because my personal spiritual beliefs are different and then see how to group goes? Then see if they actually do any DBT or if it's all just this stuff... if this spiritual stuff was 5-10% of the group, I can just skip this part of it and focus on the 90 percent that is actually DBT. But if the group mirrors this homework, then I would for sure have to quit Monday. Awkward.
I have no idea why I even try anymore...
I said ok, signed the paperwork, and I received an email of the first assignment the group is doing in prep for Monday.
The homework is two Buddhist mystic yogi videos that go deep into the spirituality of suffering from that perspective, and nothing about DBT skills. Nothing. None of it matches with the workbook topics. Or DBT subjects. The homework also includes journal entries on "manifesting" and "manifesting your worthiness." One of the journal entries is supposed to be about what you will manifest in your life this weekend... It's all stuff straight from SoulSunday and The Secret. As in the links 59 the videos go to those websites. (The Secret is basically the idea you create your reality with your thoughts. It's not CBT, but something very different.)
Nothing about or acting a single DBT skill. Not even the usual DBT diary cards.
While this is stuff that many people enjoy and celebrate snd is perfect for a spiritual retreat... I'm not into it... and I really didn't want to dive head long into spiritual stuff of any type at all in any way... and I'm not into The Secret and "manifesting" things. If that's what you do, that's cool, it's just not for me personally. I believe in something else spiritually.
The crux of the issue is that I signed up for a common therapy technique not a spiritual teaching/practice group of ANY type.
I signed up to do DBT skills.
*I haven't yet attended any of the groups.* All I have is 1 homework in prep for my first group Monday. We are supposed to be ready to answer the manifesting questions in group Monday. I already know I can't do this homework. I don't believe in this at all, not do I wish to discuss that I don't believe in it. I wanted to do DBT.
Should I quit now before I get any further into this? Or go on Monday and just explain I watched the videos and I can't answer the questions because my personal spiritual beliefs are different and then see how to group goes? Then see if they actually do any DBT or if it's all just this stuff... if this spiritual stuff was 5-10% of the group, I can just skip this part of it and focus on the 90 percent that is actually DBT. But if the group mirrors this homework, then I would for sure have to quit Monday. Awkward.
I have no idea why I even try anymore...
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