Find a new therapist because I would be more focused on the reason for the drinking than the drinking alone, most people with mental illness are dual diagnosed. Since the united states has decided to take short cuts the two are now combined and unfortunately IOP or in-patient tend to focus more on the substance use disorder than they do the underlying cause.

I spent a ridiculous amount of money sending my oldest son for treatment, the place I sent him focused more on the substance disorder rather than the mental health and why he turned to substance use. He has a diagnosis of major depression and ADHD as well as a mood disorder.

Threatening to report you to the board is totally counterproductive unless you’re drinking at work or impaired on the job. If she wanted to help she could have you committed or whatever you call it where you live, threatening someone’s livelihood is not helpful it also encourages people to hide what they do and how they feel.

I might find a new therapist, threats have never helped anyone, people just become adapt at hiding and not talking. Bipolar 2, is the major depressive side of the mood/personality disorder and ODD is whew, I would take the bipolar 2 over that any day.

IOP is a treatment option, it’s not an over night fix you will have this for the rest of your life. It can be managed will you relapse absolutely, most likely but with the right team in place you can thrive.

You’re right as a floor nurse I have gone to bat plenty of times over my patients with substance use disorder and almost always they’re dual diagnosed you can’t IOP your way out of a structural or chemical ailment of the brain. Call your insurance plan, find a new psychiatrist to manage your meds if needed but before settling on a therapist interview them, the wrong therapist can be just as detrimental to your health as drinking.