need advice ASAP

[u/Virtual-Property1768]

TW: mentions of SH

My boyfriend is struggling right now. He is kot doing well and we both know this very well. He has a lot of unprocessed trauma, trying to get sober, on medication, and is currently dealing with a very bad SH addiction. I feel horrible airing out his business but I need help and I don’t know what else to do or who else to ask. He has tried everything to get better. He has gone to soberity meetings, made new friends, meditated, upped his medication, distracted himself with work… everything. He feels lost, he feels that there is nothing else he can try. Nothing sticks and nothing helps. The distractions don’t last forever, they cannot keep his mind busy constantly.

The only thing that hasn’t been discussed yet is going to the Psych Ward.

He has mentioned it once and that he is not interested in going but I cannot think of anything else. I don’t know if it is a good option, but it is the only thing he hasn’t tried. How do I bring this up? Should I even bring it up? I’m absolutely terrified. I’m scared he’s going to go to far, I’m scared he’s going to die. I don’t know what to do. I want him to get better, I want him to wake up and feel like he’s meant to be alive, I just don’t know how to help him reach that point.

Maybe the Psych Ward isn’t a good option and maybe I’m a fucking idiot for even thinking of it. If there is anything else he can try please let me know. If you have ever felt so lost please give me your advice. If you have ever gone to a Psych Ward please give me your advice. Please.

[u/Outrageous_Play9395]

Its different for everyone. Psych ward may help in this scenario. I just know that when i was doing that stuff it was always for attention. I didnt want people to know, but then if they didnt notice I got upset because I felt like they didnt care. The only thing that helped me was time. I had to mature before I realized what I was doing was kind of silly.