Sadley,
sometimes change comes at a price. If regular therapy is not helping you, why not give the IOP a try. Part of the reason we get stuck in our depression is because we are too afraid to change. I've dealth with depression my whole life, therapists, medications etc. etc. Its hard and some days there seems to be no way out.

There are parts of us that we don't want to bring to the surface, much less tell anyone else about. Even therapists. As long as we hold onto those, the problem will persist. The way I look at it is that we have several doors in our mind. Behind each one is a monster, and the monster is emotional pain. Some of the doors we open without a problem, but others we will do anything to avoid opening. That would mean facing fears that might endanger our very being. I have a few of those myself. That is why i'm still floating around in hell. I managed to fight off a good deal of my depression to go on and finish eight years of college, but the monsters still push at the doors.

It takes a great deal of courage to face the things that hurt us most. Sorry to say I'm not a good example to follow. If you have a chance at IOP, take it if you can. It may seem childish, but your therapist would not recommend it if he didn't think that it would help or that he could do as much for you as IOP could.

I don't know how old you are, but I don't want anyone to wind up like me. I'm almost fifty, have one friend, can't interact with more than one or two people at a time and feel that the majority of my life has been wasted. You have a chance to pull out of your situation. There really isn't much to lose, and its up to you whether you leave therapy or not. It all comes down to how badly you want to make the change. Don't sell yourself short. You have potential and the willingness to interact with others. The sooner you start, the less bagage will be tacked onto your already heavy burden.

Good luck,
Sam2