My oldest daughter, who is 19 now, was inpatient at an eating disorder hospital for one month. Then she was in their outpatient program for another month. I had to drive her there early in the morning and pick her up by 5pm in the evening. She told me tons of stories from her experiences there. I won't go into detail because I know this is a very sensitive matter and I don't want to trigger or upset anyone here. But I can tell you this, she saw a lot of girls and boys her age doing and saying things that were not one hundred percent true. I never understood why they would want to "pretend". It's very sad and upsetting to those who do struggle.