Yes, twice. The first time it was very much how it was described above. You went for 6-7 hours each day. There was a set schedule of therapies. This was about 15 years ago, but I remember traditional group therapy, art therapy, relaxation methods, occupational therapy, fitness, 1:1 therapy, learning about medications, etc. We each had a case manager that we met with daily too. I’m not sure that any one therapy was that helpful (I doubt that I even really participated), but overall it was a helpful process to have to get up and get in the routine of going somewhere and interacting with people every day. It seems like I was there for many months, but I was kind of out of it and don’t remember exactly.

The second time was a few years later. I was grossly mismatched to the group, and I got pissed and left half way through the first day. I stole the anxiety workbook that we used in one of the groups that morning, and I went through it on my own at home. I’ve always felt bad about that. Good book though.