Residential Treatment?

Tomorrow I have an hour long psychiatrist's appointment where he and I are going to make a case that will help sway the insurance company to cover residential treatment for me. One of the main reasons we think I need residential treatment is because my weekly sessions with my psychologist and my monthly sessions with him haven't been nearly enough for me. My life is and has been extremely chaotic for years. I've very recently had an emergency room visit for cutting too deeply and had to get fourteen stitches. Not so long before that I was brought in an ambulance for overdosing on tranquilizers. My episodes (not emergency room visits) are constant, and I cannot go more than two days it seems without ending up doubled over on the floor having a breakdown/panic attack. I am not the only one who is having to suffer because of my mental state. My mother is extremely affected by it, to the point where it is wearing on her as well. I need more available help, to talk in groups, and be forced to have some sort of schedule. I'm unemployed and not in school. Currently, being at home is doing more damage than it is good. I'm extremely unstable. I am hoping that things will work out, because I need to be in residential treatment.

My question is, have any of you ever been in residential treatment? Was it hard to get in? Was it helpful? I've been admitted to short term psychiatric wards several times, but if I am able, this will be my first long term admission.

Cosmo, that's so brave of you to admit you need such help and I wish you the best.

Sorry, I have no experience with in patient anything, hopefully some of the other members here will have insights for you.