I graduated Sunrise exactly 1 month ago, after bei...

I graduated Sunrise exactly 1 month ago, after being there for 17 months. I am grateful beyond words for the experiences I was given from Sunrise. have been struggling with self harm and suicidal ideation acutely since I was 13 years old, and have been receiving treatment for about that long as well. I have been hospitalized 8 times, and one of those was for 55 days. I have been to 2 different day treatment facilities and one other shorter term residential facility. I attempted suicide 20 times. You can only imagine the events that happened to cause these things. I was extremely hopeless before I came to Sunrise. I felt no purpose of living and I truly believed I would be dead by age 15. I graduated Sunrise the day before my 17th birthday. Sunrise WILL challenge you in ways that you won't think you need. That's a given, in my opinion. Sunrise's therapists are extremely intuitive and thoughtful. They can see through any level of BS. I became frustrated at times with my therapist specifically and also the therapists that run the group, because they were pushing me on things that I didn't want to be pushed on. This didn't make it any less intense feeling or valid, but now I am able to see the reason for that frustration. The therapists are able to identify how my patterns and core beliefs were affecting other areas of my life and help me to see that.The staff were an integral part of my time at Sunrise. There were definitely some staff who were only there for the paycheck, when it came down to it, but there are also definitely staff who are there because they care (shoutout Whitney, Noel, Rebecca, Nicole, and SO many others) and they come close to the therapists in their abilities to challenge the students and hold them accountable. There is drama and there will always be drama. Students, including myself, don't want someone to be there to hold you accountable. Similar to how kids get mad at their parents. Your attitude about being at Sunrise can change a lot. There are a lot of frustrating things that happen at Sunrise. While I was at Sunrise, I decided that my recovery was more important than these frustrations. Many reviews have addressed only these frustrations and not the good things at Sunrise. The connection that you build with EVERYONE at Sunrise is incredible. I lived with 27 other girls, 24 hours of the day, 7 days a week, whether I liked it or not.The staff, as I ve mentioned previously, they re so important. The other students are there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, but the staff are the ones you know you can go to for support. How the shifts work is really effective because there is always someone who I was comfortable talking to when I was struggling, and it was rare if there was only 1 staff that I wanted to talk to. Having the camping trips and other rec activities fosters so much connection. I connected with my therapist a lot on these trips especially. Having girls at all different stages of their treatment was something that is very helpful and motivating about Sunrise. It was so cool to be able to mentor and help other girls who were newer. When I was new, it was so helpful to have other students who were graduating and to see their success.Sunrise truly saved my life. I really believed that I would never get better. I saw no point in living. Life is still hard and I do still struggle. However, Sunrise taught me that life is worth living. If you are considering Sunrise for a child or someone you know, PLEASE inbox me!!