I was put in IOP for 6 weeks early this year due to severe depression, I couldn’t take care of myself and I was at risk of losing everything and killing myself.
IOP was helpful in the sense that I participated in group therapy 6 hours a day, 5 days a week which exposed me to other individuals also struggling. It taught me that I was not alone in my suffering, and that it is okay that I am struggling. IOP gave me lots of tools and coping mechanisms to assist getting through bad times.
However, the most important thing is that IOP gave me was the opportunity to step away from life and catch my breath, which was invaluable and it gave me time to reflect on my current situation and how to change it. I think I would have killed myself otherwise.
Now, I understand that my Job is eating my alive and I need to find a new one. Problem is, the job market is fucked. So, i’m going back to school to reskill and restart.
I was put in IOP for 6 weeks early this year due to severe depression, I couldn’t take care of myself and I was at risk of losing everything and killing myself.
IOP was helpful in the sense that I participated in group therapy 6 hours a day, 5 days a week which exposed me to other individuals also struggling. It taught me that I was not alone in my suffering, and that it is okay that I am struggling. IOP gave me lots of tools and coping mechanisms to assist getting through bad times.
However, the most important thing is that IOP gave me was the opportunity to step away from life and catch my breath, which was invaluable and it gave me time to reflect on my current situation and how to change it. I think I would have killed myself otherwise.
Now, I understand that my Job is eating my alive and I need to find a new one. Problem is, the job market is fucked. So, i’m going back to school to reskill and restart.