I haven't read the rest of the replies yet, but had to give you a

You are not a fraud. I wouldn't want a therapist who hadn't experienced being IN therapy. You are going to be a wonderful therapist, I'm sure of it. You are someone who has the courage to explore the difficult things in your own life, and to seek help when you need it.

As for inpatient, I've never been, but I think if my therapist or pdoc wanted me to go, and it was a time in my life when I was able to do it, I would definitely give it a try. I think that sometimes, for me, 50 minutes (or 100 in my case) a week is nothing. It's like throwing bricks in the grand canyon, especially right now when I'm dealing with some really ugly stuff from my past. It's hard to sit with this stuff between appointments. I think it would be so wonderful to be able to get some intensive, daily help. You deserve to do this for yourself, if it's something that would help, and something you want to do.

Now, off to read the other responses