[breakmystride]

I've been trying to recover from my restrictive eating disorder for a month now, and even though I've been eating more, I've actually lost weight. On top of that, my depression has gotten really bad again.

My therapist had talked to me about going into inpatient for my eating disorder, and we'd agreed earlier that I need the support of my family and being at my parent's home right now is helpful. But now she's saying we should probably be keeping thinking about inpatient again, since I'm not making progress.

I really don't like the idea of inpatient. I probably won't have my job when I get back, I get homesick easily (and the place I'd probably be going is out of state), and I'm not sure how I or my family would pay for it. So I'm still going to try to gain the weight on my own and keep that as an emergency plan.

Can anyone who has been inpatient for an eating disorder tell me what's it's like? Especially if anyone has been to Timberline Knolls? How long should I expect to be there, and how much contact would I have with the outside world? Would I be with other 20-somethings or would it mostly be teens? And what are meals like?

[Victoria'smom]

I'm sorry I've never been in patient . reviews but here is until 2009

[buttrfli42481]

I have never been to Timberline Knolls, but have been inpatient in a hospital setting for anorexia twice. My experience is very different than what a residential treatment would look like. I can tell you my story if you would like.

From what I gather, you would be with other women your age and older, the teens and younger are in a different program. That is what I gathered from their website. I am going to guess that meals will depend on the individual like they are in a hospital setting. Each individual has their own meal plan set up by the dietician.

If you haven't already, I would go and read up on Timberline Knolls, it seems like a good program, and they accept insurance. You could even call them and get information.

Again, I would be more than happy to share my hospital stories with you if you would like.

[breakmystride]

Update: depending on insurance, I might be more likely to go to Castlewood in St.Louis. After looking through the website a bit, I'm feeling a little bit better about maybe going there. At this point, my depression is at a level where it's obvious I need something different from what I'm doing now, and it looks like they allow more freedom (like internet use) than other treatment centers.

[buttrfli42481]

I have heard good things about Castlewood. At one point when I was inpatient psych, the dr was trying to get me in there. They don't accept Medicaid though so I couldn't go. Where ever you go, I hope you get the help you need.

[waggiedog]

Hi there. I'd like to offer some help but I can only speak from the English point of view. In my early 20's I was hospitalised a number of times due to anorexia, bulimia and severe restricting. Obviously I was expected to eat ''normally'' there, which didn't go down well with me. However, EDNOS, which is what I am classed as , doesn't react so well with in~patient care TBH. I honestly believe that if you can really try to gain a small amount of weight whilst living in your community, that's def def the way forward hunny. I know it's a dreadful fight, but you can do it without going in~patient. I send you HUGS and a lot of LOVES. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

[breakmystride]

Ugh, it turns out Castlewood doesn't take my insurance (and I have family in the area who say they've heard bad things about it), so I guess I won't be going there. I guess that means we're looking at Timberline again?

I just don't know, as scary as going inpatient is, right now living at home doesn't seem to be working because I'm not gaining weight and my depression and anxiety have gotten really bad again. I just want to get all this stuff figured out so I can get on with my life.

[eskielover]

I know for me when I was living in a bad marriage.....& depression from loosing my career, was when I lost so much weight I was immediately placed inpatient in an ED treatment center in So Calif (Raider).....it wasn't a good experience....& because I went back to the same environment I continued to be in a really bad place because the environment I was living in hadn't changed.

Maybe you need to look into changing your living situation because the depression & anxiety are definitely things that cause the ED's to be worse.

Just about 9 years ago, I went through a horrible trauma when my mother was dying of cancer....her home care person was abusive & I caught it & had to deal with it & it was a life threatening situation for me.....that trauma messed up my eating again & I ended up only in the medical hospital....but was in & out of that for several months before my MD could get me medically stable finally after my mother's funeral.

Still living in the same bad marriage it continued for several years before I could finally control my weight safely....& at that point I was finally able to leave the marriage & moved 2100 miles away & actually started LIFE all over......& it did make a change in my eating.

Changing those environmental issues could be a better help for you than throwing money you don't have into hospitalizations that may or may not help either especially if you don't change your environment when you get through the hospitalization.