What Serves You? Helpful DBT Questions During a Pandemic

There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment-is one not yet fully formed in love. ( Marcus Borg ) Thank God for DBT ! I was doing so well emotionally that I was able to stop therapy for a while. And then...the global pandemic happened! I started getting paranoid and lonely and really worried, especially since my job is on hiatus during this time. After having some old impulses resurface, I decided that it was time to re-enroll in a DBT class. Let me be clear: There is no shame in returning to therapy or returning to a skills class-in fact, it is a good sign that you are self aware of what you need to stay well. Immediately after the first class, I felt so much better. It is soothing for me to see my therapist on a regular basis and it feels good to know I am doing something that tends to work for me. Right now, we are needing to self soothe ourselves even more than usual.