Welcome Sandy, I am glad you found us.

If you are not safe you need to get to somewhere you will be safe. For some people that is the emergency room. It is better to go there before you cut then after. When I went there they just shot me full of ativan and sent me on my way after I promised to call my therapist in the morning. This would save you the longer stay. For some people it is better to go spend the night with a friend or family. That way you will find companionship to help soften the loneliness left by the kids being gone for the week. There are also crisis lines to call so you will have a human voice to fill that void. It is important that you do something now to make sure you are safe.
Carrie

<font color=blue>If you have two dollars, spend one on bread and the other on flowers. The bread will feed your body and the flowers will feed your soul."--Arabic Saying