How to Move Forward Without Beating Yourself Up for Dropping Out: IOP
I thought I’d ruined everything. When I stopped showing up to IOP, I didn’t plan it. There wasn’t one dramatic event—just a few missed groups, then a growing sense of dread about going back. Every day that passed made it harder. Shame crept in. I started telling myself I’d failed. That I wasn’t “serious enough” […]
How to Ease Back Into IOP Without Shame or Judgment
Even if you’ve taken time away, the door to treatment hasn’t closed. Maybe life pulled you away from IOP. Maybe shame did. Maybe you were doing okay for a while—until you weren’t. Whatever the reason, if you’ve been thinking about coming back, we want you to know something: it’s never too late to return. At […]
How to Recommit to Your Outpatient Program Safely: IOP
There’s a quiet kind of guilt that shows up when you step away from treatment. Maybe you told yourself it would just be a few missed sessions. Maybe you ghosted entirely. Maybe no one knows you stopped showing up—except you. If that’s where you are right now, this is for you. Coming back to IOP […]
Can an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Help with Opioid Addiction?
Even when you keep up appearances—showing up for work, managing family obligations, answering texts on time—there’s a part of you no one sees. Maybe it’s the late nights, the constant calculations about supply, or the worry that someone will notice the small cracks in your routine. You don’t see yourself as someone “in crisis,” but […]
