The phases
Three phases, and the behind-the-scenes of each one. Start wherever you are. Most people start with whatever is about to happen to them.
Phase 01
Getting in
Thinking about reporting yourself, or being told to make the call. The first meeting, and the paperwork that comes with it.
01The first phone callMaking the call, or being told to make it. What they ask for, and the mistake almost everyone makes.02The first meetingA big table, two or three people, and about ten nerve-wracking minutes alone in the room before it starts. Here’s what happens after that.
After you hang up, the paperwork that usually comes next is its own guide.
Phase 02
Evaluation and treatment
The evaluation, the wait, the recommendation that follows it, and what the program itself is actually like.
03EvaluationWhere you go, how long it takes, who you meet, and what they’re actually looking at.04The recommendationHow long it takes to come back, the meeting where it gets decided, and whether a second opinion changes anything.05The programIntake and the search, the shape of a day, and the real difference between 28 days, 60, and 90.
Phase 03
Coming back
Discharge and the first week home, the monitoring contract, the rhythm of year one, and the conversation at work.
06Coming homeThe discharge summary, the strange first week back, and what free time does early on.07The monitoring contractWhen it arrives, what’s in it, and the section almost everyone skims.08Year oneTesting, reports, paperwork, and the morning check-in. The rhythm you settle into, and what it costs.09Going back to workWho has to know, what walking back in feels like, and the restrictions that come with it.
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