Hi @CheerBear and anyone else reading along.

CheerBear I super liked reading your overview of the DBT modules. Those four options of solve the problem, feel better about the problem, tolerate the problem, or stay miserable are super cool. I know that for me, a lot of my muddles aren't fixable right now. Indeed some of them will almost certainly never be fixable. Being stuck in an unfixable muddle can fuel feelings of hopelessness and despair. Thus, the idea that we can always do SOMETHING when we are super struggling is kind-of empowering - even if the something means just focusing on being still and breathing (which is often the case for me when I am super dysregulated).

CheerBear it made me giggle to think of you wanting to post your book back when you realised mindfulness is a core part of DBT. Indeed, I'm pretty sure Linehan was the first person to really introduce the idea of mindfulness to the world of psychology. DBT, along with a couple of other therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are known as "third wave" behavioural therapies. That is, psychology has kind-of moved from behavioural approaches, to cognitive-behavioural approaches, to cognitive-behavioural approaches that incorporate mindfulness. I totally agree with you that mindfulness is currently a painfully over-used buzz word in the world of mental health, and I imagine a lot of people feel the way you do about it. I guess I was lucky in that I was introduced to the concept quite a few years ago before it became such an "in" thing. Of course, mindfulness isn't actually new - other cultures have known about it for thousands of years. It's just kind-of new in the world of Western psychology.

Anyway, after CheerBear's super cool overview, it seems like we are super close now to starting the actual doing bit. I am super enjoying this adventure - I hope you are too fellow adventurers.