I'm in an Advanced DBT group that I credit for changing my life. I think that this group has had a kind of synergy with my therapy over the last 9 months or so, such that I'm able to apply skills to more and more complex and challenging situations as I go deeper in my therapy, and as I get more fluent with my skills, I feel increased stability to go deeper in my therapy. My capacity to self-regulate and do the things I want to do has dramatically changed since starting the group. I think the group's structure, which guides students to think critically about what the needs really are in a situation and what skills to apply, provides an opportunity to understand and integrate the use of skills in a way that makes it part of daily life. Students come away with greater self understanding and the effectiveness to know what to do with that understanding. I am so much happier!