I used to believe alcohol made me interested. Creative. Even powerful. It took everything I had to admit that the thing I used to “take
I wasn’t spiraling. I wasn’t passed out in parking lots or getting fired. From the outside, things looked… fine. But inside? I was white-knuckling every
Some days, showing up feels impossible. The group that once felt comforting now feels draining. You’re not sure if anyone even noticed you stopped coming.
When everything feels too heavy, even showing up can feel impossible. If you’ve paused or walked away from an intensive outpatient program, you’re not broken.
Let’s be honest: IOP can feel like too much and not enough at the same time. You show up, you share, you try to stay
Somewhere between showing up and shutting down, you lost your why. IOP became another checkbox. Another thing to get through. And now? You’re wondering if
When “Getting Better” Feels Too Big If you’ve ever walked away mid-treatment or quietly stopped showing up, you’re not the only one. Sometimes the idea
It’s a particular kind of heartbreak—the moment you realize your child is using again. You’ve done everything. Paid for treatment. Set boundaries. Picked them up
I didn’t want to go back. Not after last time. Not after pouring my heart into therapy, swallowing pills I hated, and still ending up
I used to roll my eyes at the word “treatment.” I’d tried therapy. I tried breathing exercises. I’d even tried meds—twice. Nothing made the anxiety
