bigblackdog,
quitting is no longer in my vocabulary. There is something about finishing that feels better than walking out. Walking out means I didn't have the intestinal fortitude to tough it out. Sometimes just completing something makes me feel better.

You said
"My therapist (outside of IOP) hopes that I will go and explain myself and maybe they'll extend me"

That is what I think too. Walking out means you are not ready to graduate. Not getting attention one way, walking out gets attention another way.

As far as work goes, making a commitment not to be the pesky person always saying hurtful things would be a good practice. It always helps me to go out of my comfort zone in terms of making an effort to relate to people on a more sincere basis.