DBT Assumptions (Part 1)

When first looking into DBT, one of the main things that caught my eye was the DBT assumptions. This is an unassuming (ha!) page at the beginning of the DBT skills manual that details all of the things we take as truths. In DBT, they are self-evident, and we lean on these assumptions as the foundation of the therapy. Without further ado, each assumption, what it means, and why I freaking love it (no bias here, obviously). As an edit after I wrote this—wow, I'm going to have to do two posts on this one. Here we'll just focus on assumptions about you, the client.