I've been trying to recover from my restrictive eating disorder for a month now, and even though I've been eating more, I've actually lost weight. On top of that, my depression has gotten really bad again.

My therapist had talked to me about going into inpatient for my eating disorder, and we'd agreed earlier that I need the support of my family and being at my parent's home right now is helpful. But now she's saying we should probably be keeping thinking about inpatient again, since I'm not making progress.

I really don't like the idea of inpatient. I probably won't have my job when I get back, I get homesick easily (and the place I'd probably be going is out of state), and I'm not sure how I or my family would pay for it. So I'm still going to try to gain the weight on my own and keep that as an emergency plan.

Can anyone who has been inpatient for an eating disorder tell me what's it's like? Especially if anyone has been to Timberline Knolls? How long should I expect to be there, and how much contact would I have with the outside world? Would I be with other 20-somethings or would it mostly be teens? And what are meals like?