YOU ARE NOT ALONE

Nobody who has not previously been suicidal can fully imagine the pain you are experiencing right now. You are trying to maintain your outer life as you think it should be lived and seen, but secretly, you may be trying to figure out how to end your life prematurely, whether gracefully or not. The surges of deep agony you are experiencing may often become unbearable.

You may grit your teeth often or sometimes writhe on the floor. Perhaps you are already seeing a therapist or a doctor, but you can’t bear the thought of telling him or her about your secret feelings or plans.

Thousands of people have had feelings like yours. Although some of those people are no longer with us because they succumbed to desperation, many others have found ways to cope with such previously unmanageable feelings — and they have created useful, successful, and happier lives out of what could have ended in tragedy.

What did these people do? THEY GOT HELP.

They talked to counselors, doctors, pastors, parents, or trusted friends. Some received help from taking prescribed medicines that alleviate feelings of depression, anxiety, and desperation.

We know that as awful as you may feel right now, you value your life very much, but you don’t know how to stop the pain. There’s a way. Through some combination of time, counseling, medicine, and planning, you can avoid the fate of those who, for whatever reason, didn’t take that first step forward.

Right now a concerned person is ready to help you on the phone. Just call.

Call us now.

We are available 24 hours a day, every day.

988 - Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (24 hour)

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text 988, the 24-hour Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. You will be connected to the closest possible crisis center in your area.

Dial 2 for Spanish. 

988+1 - Veteran's Crisis Line

To reach caring, qualified responders within the Department of Veterans Affairs, connect with the Veterans Crisis Line. Many of them are Veterans themselves. This free support is confidential, available 24/7, and serves all veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve, and their families and friends. 

• Call 988 then press 1 at the prompt or Text: 838255.
•  For TTY user: Use your preferred relay service or dial 711 then 1-800-273-8255.
• Online Chat is Available