Safe For Tonight At Least
Ben went to the emergency room in the middle of the night last night to try and get help. He is in the psych ward today because of depression and suicidal thoughts. I was with him all day long, and he says he wants to get into a program, but yet again, we are basically being turned away. The psychiatrist talked with Ben and I and told us he would put Ben on Buspar to help with his anxiety and gave him something to help him sleep, but so far, we have been unable to find a program that will accept our insurance. I have three numbers to call tomorrow, but when they release him tomorrow, I don't know what we'll do if we don't have someplace for him to go. I really want to find a place that will keep him for in-patient rehab for 90 days at least. Here's hoping for some luck and an empty bed at one of the three tomorrow. Ben told me and the doctors some crazy stuff today. He spent $1400 this week alone. Last night when he was using, he drove around slamming on the breaks to try and knock all the police officers he thought were on the top of his truck off. He also told me he has done every single drug there is to do at one time or another--except PCP or shooting up heroin. My heart is breaking every second of every day as I watch him struggle to make it through this. I'm going to do my best to relax tonight while I hang out on DS when the kids go to bed. I'm going to do some research tonight so that I'm armed with even more info tomorrow. Thanks again for all the info everyone has already given me.
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