longer term means you will have more classes, more sessions with the treatment providers, more leisure activities, even more field trip options. its kind of like the difference between going to a day camp where you only go for one day and theres limited options and less time vs going away to a summer camp where you have a whole summer of work and fun activities.some long term hospitals have limited or no internet services or they may require you to "earn" the use of using internet and cell phone service by following your treatment plan and following with keeping yourself safe with objects. this is so that the patients focus and concentration is on following the hospital routine and doing the treatment plan they want their patients on, rather than focusing on problems outside the program. in short learning how to take care of you before taking on the world kind of things.

now you and they will have plenty of time to get to the bottom of whats going on with you, get you diagnosed and treated for the right problems and teach you how to take care of yourself and your problems, they will also help you to learn how to be self sustainable and maybe even help you get your own place and own source of long term income. people who have been inpatient for long term sometimes get approved for things like SSI/SSDI faster because they can get the hospital to tell them what is wrong with you and what treatments you need in order to be a functioning part of the community.

being inpatient long term has its downfalls yes but look back at all your past posts, now all those problems and questions and all those posts where you say you want to figure things out and get diagnosed correctly....my point what you have wanted and posted about is now going to happen. you did it. you told someone what was going on, they listened and now you are going to get the help you wanted for so long and that you have stated over and over again that you need. this is a positive thing, you did it (((((Elevated Soul))))) now all you need to do is learn the routine of the hospital and continue with your hard work you have been doing. only this time you wont be doing it all on your own.