IOP is a joke (really)
Sorry if I missed it, but have you already discussed your concerns with the counselor or his/her supervisor? It definitely seems like there would be some checks and balances and/or recourse, either with the facility itself or the insurance company, referring EAP, etc.
I went to an outpatient program where I was the only self-referred person too, and everyone else was court-ordered. Unlike you, I DID consider myself to be "better" than everyone else (believe me, I'm not proud of it). I did build relationships with some other folks, but I remember the counselor telling me that she was concerned that I wouldn't stay sober because I didn't have serious plans (specifically AA) for when the outpatient program finished. I thought I knew what was best for me. Nope.
What I didn't realize then, 8 years ago, that I realize acutely now, is that I didn't have the other participants' problems YET. Not the tattoos or criminal charges specifically, still don't have those, but now I know that I'm closer to the other folks in the group than I knew then.
I went to an outpatient program where I was the only self-referred person too, and everyone else was court-ordered. Unlike you, I DID consider myself to be "better" than everyone else (believe me, I'm not proud of it). I did build relationships with some other folks, but I remember the counselor telling me that she was concerned that I wouldn't stay sober because I didn't have serious plans (specifically AA) for when the outpatient program finished. I thought I knew what was best for me. Nope.
What I didn't realize then, 8 years ago, that I realize acutely now, is that I didn't have the other participants' problems YET. Not the tattoos or criminal charges specifically, still don't have those, but now I know that I'm closer to the other folks in the group than I knew then.
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