Been there and done that when I was 15. It was tough in my situation because it was very involuntary, I fought till the end. But when I finally settled down it became tolerable. It's a therapeutic setting basically and nothing more. There's a lot of group sessions and the occasional one on one. Depends on where you go and what type of insurance you have I'm sure. The other people made me nervous a lot because I felt they were much sicker then I was....of course that's probably apart of my sickness itself. I wouldn't let the hospital experience stop you from getting the help you need, either way they will care for you.