I've been in residential three times and Day hospital three times as well (and IOP four times). I agree it's easy to get stuck in the revolving door. My personal advice would be not to go until you're ready to commit to recovery - I think going half heartedly can cause the cycle of going in an out of treatment. Is there an IOP program available to you? You could be assessed to see if you're eligible for one, and then see if you should step up to more intensive treatment. It's definitely something worth exploring (all of it, including residential) - I do know several people who consider themselves fully recovered after residential/Day/IOP. I, myself, have definitely benefitted from some of my treatments, though only when I decided I was going to jump into it and actually do the work. I'm not recovered, but am at a better place than before treatment.