Residential Treatment Facility Information… Please!?

Question by Arielle+Aubrey: Residential treatment facility information… please!?
Um. ok. so i’ve been self-injuring for a year now. In January, I was in the mental floor of a hospital for a week and that didn’t seem to help. I know that I need help. I see a counsler 1 a week. But the cutting has become more than a habit. It’s become a way of thinking. I can’t change my thought process. I’ve near attempted suicide twice this week… Help. Do I need residential? What is it like? How long will it last? Will it work? How do I tell my mom I need to go?

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Answer by MDMA NO WAY
I did residenital when I was 14-15 and again when I was 17. Some programs are a month others are three months and some are a year or more. It just depend on the program. It does help a bit but once you leave you have to be sure to keep up with what you learned and not let yourslef fall back. It’s not bad in residental people are pretty “normal” most are there for cutting. depression. and ed or behavior programs. You will have school. lots of groups, and fun stuff. Most programs go on a point or level system. The hight the points or level the more you get to do and more privacy you will have. Hope that helps.

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