What is inpatient like? I have been inpatient 3 times last year.. each time I needed to be there for my safety..Its a good place to be if you need it. It also allows your medications to be changed quickly because your monitored 24/7

Does it vary according to the individual hospital? I was at the same hospital each time so im not sure about differances.

Can you take your computer? Your cell phone? Not where I was.

Do they really ban things like sneakers because of the strings? Yes where I was .. Its a "safety issue" also like no drawstrings on pants, no drawstrings in jackets etc. Seems a lil silly but when you really think about it.. they are just trying to keep you " safe" I wasnt even able to keep my chapstick on me I had to ask for it . lol

What do you do all day while you're there? Constant therapy? Group? Time to rest and deal? up at 7am breakfast , group therapy, lunch, group therapy,Dinner , group therapy. I was kept very very busy .kind of exhausting.

Do they let you have visitors? once a week at the hospital i was in.

What if the one person who triggers you more than anyone else in the world wants to come and cry and tell you to just snap out of it, as she has done for years? Will they keep people like this away? I had no problems ..but you can refuse to see anyone its within your rights to avoid seeing people who can be a trigger or get in the way of your getting help.

Do you interact much with other patients? yes .. also seeing your Pdoc and usally a Tdoc Daily.. unfortunatly MY pdoc and tdoc dont do inpatient.. So I wasnt really happy seeing someone else .. But Its all ok I was kept safe when i needed to be..