Has anyone been in residential treatment for a mental illness?

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As in, not a psych ward, but a treatment program similar to those for addictions and eating disorders?

I've been looking at this program. It's about an hour and a half away from my home in Toronto. http://homewood.org/healthcentre/main.php?tID=1&lID=3

I'm kind of grappling with it. I think my insurance would cover most of it, but am I "crazy" enough to spend 6-8 weeks in treatment? I don't think my mom would take well to it - she's in a bit of denial.

I want to do everything I can to get better, though, so this is looking pretty hopeful. I don't know.