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There is immediate help for you that is completely private, safe and anonymous. No one will come knocking at your door, no one will hurt you, and no one will try to take you away for making your brave effort to simply be heard.
You’re in pain. You feel terribly alone, extremely isolated, and things have simply become too much to bear. The world around you may be overwhelming, it may not make sense to you. Perhaps you don’t understand how people can be so cruel to each other. Perhaps someone is being cruel to you. You might be in an abusive relationship that has eroded your self esteem, leaving you with a churning stomach and constant butterflies. Perhaps there’s a bully in your life, whether you’re a teenager, and it’s all become too painful to take. Losing a loved one can be deeply devastating. Losing a job or career can be equally devastating.
If you’re at a moment where you are about to end your life: Please call 800-273-8255 to be connected to a highly-trained, nonjudgmental, non-preachy counselor at a local crisis center, absolutely anytime, 24/7.
They will help you find a reason to keep living, at least for a few more hours, perhaps one more day. Your call truly is 100% anonymous, safe, and secure. Things are probably scarier than they’ve ever been for you. It’s okay; there is a way out that you may not believe exists right now. The best thing you can do for yourself in this moment is to empower yourself. Be brave and reach out to someone.
If you think they won’t understand, from someone who decided to make that exact same call myself; they do understand. In fact, it was shocking how familiar my situation was to the person I spoke with. No one tried to judge me, no one tried to preach to me, and no one even tried to talk me out of my choice to end my life.
It’s difficult to know where to turn, to know where a safe place might be as nowhere feels safe for you right now. If you trust nothing else, trust me when I say that I know what that constant, wrenching, guttural pain feels like, even if it’s not as intense or severe as the pain you are feeling right now. There is a way to survive this, and the sole purpose of this website is help you find it.
Promise yourself just one thing right now: Delay your plans for just 24 hours. Take time to read through this website and any others you find. Trust the number above; there are people on the other end of the phone who will want to listen, who will give you a temporary safe place to cry, to yell, to share what’s been bottled up inside you for so long.
I wish I could reach through this website and speak to you directly, but all I have are these words. Find someone to talk with who you know won’t judge you, who won’t put their moral mumbo jumbo onto you, and who will simply listen. 24 hours is all I ask of you.