They can't make you do anything.

The last time I was there I had a roommate who felt very anxious and was discharged very quickly because she felt it was not helping to be in the situation. They did a few med changes and she left in a few days. I don't know how common that is although I can think of 3 or 4 people in my last 2 stays (my last stay was 15 days so I saw a lot of coming and going; it was a major med overhaul instead of the usual in and out trip).

I've never had anyone even knock on the bathroom door while I was in the shower. They do know you are in there at my hospital because you have to ask for a towel and to be let in.

When they send you home they fax a bunch of stuff to your regular pdoc.

They won't make you eat. The first time I was in there I came in without an appetite because of severe depression and then didn't regain it because of a side effect of a med. They encouraged me to eat and I saw a nutritionist once or twice but that was it. Honestly the menu where I go has enough you can generally find something, even the picky people.

They'll encourage activities but again, they can't force anything. You can explain the social anxiety. I can't tolerate noise and sometimes this is really bad so that I can't spend time in the common room. I just explain this so they don't think I'm isolating and everyone is fine with it. My last stay I missed a lot of groups because I was too ill to attend. On my unit group participation is more encouraged than on other units as it's part of the "mood disorder" thing they have set up. (Not that you'd have the same experience on another mood disorder unit).

They are really nice about giving night meds when you want them (within reason) so you control sleeping.

They are used to anxious patients.

Another things they may be able to help with is rides to appointments. I think you really need a social worker and the hospital is a great place for that.