IF YOU ARE IN CRISIS…
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

We are so glad you are reading this right now. If you are thinking about suicide, you don’t need to be alone. Please pick up the phone right now and dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). You will get a supportive, listening ear who is ready to talk about your feelings openly and honestly. Please call.

We understand that life can be difficult and even feel unbearable at times. We are willing to hear and talk about the immense pain you might be feeling right now. We know that you may feel like you have no hope and no options. What we want you to know is that PEOPLE DO GET THROUGH THIS. They do get relief from the pain, if they can just hold on. Please call 1-800-273-8255 and let someone help you find other options besides suicide. Let someone help you hold on.

People commit suicide when the pain is too much to bear. It’s not right or wrong, good or bad. It’s just that a human being can only stand so much before they can‘t take it anymore. Many people find that talking helps. Please call to talk about your thoughts, feelings and situation.
Take yourself seriously. If your need is urgent, admit it. You deserve to get help, and to get it sooner rather than later. A crisis is temporary and you need to know it will eventually pass- even though it doesn’t feel that way. You do not have to work through this by yourself.

Give yourself today – or at least another moment. You deserve today. The option of killing yourself isn't going to go away. It is a choice you can make tomorrow or next week or next month, if you decide that's still what you want. When you are feeling so bad that you want to kill yourself, the thought of just surviving the days ahead can seem exhausting, overwhelming, and unbearable. So try to focus on just getting through today, not the rest of your life. Your coping ability is greatly weakened right now. You may not be able to imagine getting through this -- but your thoughts can play tricks on you when you're in crisis. So don't try to handle thoughts of the future right now; just make a decision to get through today. Today may be painful, but you can decide to survive it and give some other options a chance, at least for a day. Please pick up the phone and allow someone to help you through.

If for any reason you can’t call, we ask that you dig deep… what will help you hold on? What do you like to do? Who do you like to be with? Who can you talk to? Whether a friend or family member, a crisis hotline or a counselor, whether you go for a walk or paint a picture, find your personal option that will work for you, one that will lighten your load just a little bit so that you can survive.

We want you to live. We want you to hold on. Please call someone right now. There is help available, and you are never alone.