I was hospitalized 2 or 3 times as a teenager, for several months each time. I then went 15 years or so before my next cluster of hospitalizations. I had 4 more times: one couple of weeks, two 30 days, and one 6-week period.

I don't really regret my time spent in the hospitals, although a couple of times as a teenager, I was in an absolute hellhole. No exaggeration there, either! It was still better than where I would have been otherwise. So, I suppose that the right decision was made in each case for me.