Wishing you the best of luck.
Thank you for your responses. I have decided to go. I start tomorrow.
I forgot to say that I refused meds. When I refused, they tried gin to get me to take them. When I refused, the doctor just asked me why I wouldn't take them and tried to convince me to take them. In the end, I still didn't take them, and what they did was call and consult my doctor. That was all they did. My meds didn't change. Time, therapy and a safe place where people watched e was all I needed.
They focus mainly on CBT and DBT or a mixture of both in group theraphy these days. When people go in with a hard time thinking, they spend a lot of time watching and evaluating you, especially when you are suicidal. Two days only is considered outpatient. Once they assess and evaluate you, they will recommend a treatment plan and ask you for goals and what you intend to get out of the program at some point during the day and go over a plan how to manage care at home as part of the discharge planning.
When you land in the hospital involuntarily, they are still required to have you consent to meds. I was never forced to take meds when I was involuntary.
It's probably better than nothing, especially if it's an intensive outpatient program. And in that, you have the option to refuse meds that go down poorly, which you won't have if you suddenly land in the hospital involuntarily.