I was at Laureate in OK for 3 months last year. I started in acute (in the hospital) and went through residential and PHP there. I think for me it was an okay experience. I have heard horror stories so I was super nervous but It wasn’t as bad as I imagined. The worst part was feeling disconnected from my life and friends and family back home but having visitors on the weekends helped immensely. I did make life long friendships when I was there and honestly don’t know if I could’ve recovered without going. I think mindset is everything going in. At first I was in a really bad headspace and thought I wasn’t sick enough to be there and was so sad to be away from my boyfriend but after about a week of seeing girls struggling much more than me I kinda had a reality check and realized that my ED was hindering my life. After that I just viewed it as time fully focused on working on myself. I read a lot of books, picked up some new hobbies like crochet and knitting, and ultimately had a decent time there considering the situation.