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Originally Posted by emma345
yes, I am doing DBT now with my therapist. He says I have to get used to being alone and I have to learn to sooth the pain of rejection. I have to learn to stay present with my pain and then it will go away. So all day i have to stay present to my pain because I feel it all the time. I dont do much all day.... just working on myself.
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There's a lot more to DBT than just being present. DBT is meant to help us feel better, not worse. You could try a distress tolerance skill like distracting yourself with something that engages you, or self soothing which I think I mentioned in a previous post.
I'm sorry you're in pain.