IOP, DBT, and Weekly T

After an overdose 2 weeks ago, my T has set me up with once a week 4 hr long IOP group, a 1 1/2 hr DBT group, on top of seeing him weekly. However, I start the groups next week, but don't see him until the following week, and that session I have agreed to bring my husband along. Given my situation, I personally think that my T is trying any way to keep me out of the hospital, and he says he needs my husband on board as a safety plan. I've told him I don't believe it'll work because my husband already agreed that he would control my pills prior to the overdose, but that didn't happen and he didn't do anything when I passed out. We definitely disagree on this but I did agree to bring him in, because I felt like this is my only other option at this point besides being admitted. I want to ask for clarification but I'm afraid that I'm right about his plan, and I don't see him until that appointment. I'm driving myself nuts over this.

Sometimes it can help to have the therapist explain to the support person how important their support is. They often feel like they don't know what to do, or they don't want it to be a big deal so they pretend that it isn't. But if husband commits to the therapist to do certain things as part of the safety plan, that can make a difference.

I understand. Eleven years ago I had a suicidal crisis. We lived in a rural area, and the local hospital and other services don't deal with mental health, so the treatment I got was two hours in jail. My goats did more to help me than the husband or anybody else. I had to get home because I had to milk the goats. Husband didn't even help with the chores, and told me that I couldn't go to therapy because he didn't think insurance would cover it. I went anyway. I'm divorced now. But it sounds like you have a good support and treatment plan set up, and I hope that your husband can understand and get on board.

I really want to think that this will work, but I already told my therapists that I'm so afraid that it'll not change anything or it'll make it worse. My husband is going through some stuff right now of his own, and I encouraged him to get into therapy for himself, so I really believe that he won't be able to help and support me through this until he starts working on his own issues. I guess I will find out soon.