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Reasons to hold on when suicide is on your mind

If you are thinking about suicide, you are not alone. Someone can talk with you right now.

21 items · 4 sections · wellbeing, mental-health, crisis, suicide

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Get help now (5)

  • US: call or text 988, any timeOpen
  • India: call Tele-MANAS on 14416 or 1-800-891-4416Open
  • UK and Ireland: call Samaritans on 116 123
  • Anywhere else: find a helpline in your countryOpen
  • If you are in danger right now, call your emergency number or go to a hospital911 US, 999 UK, 112 India and EU.

For the next hour (6)

  • You do not have to decide anything today. Just get through this hour
  • Tell one person: "I'm not okay, can you stay with me?"
  • Go somewhere you feel safer, near other people if you can
  • Put some distance between you and anything you have thought of usingAsk someone to hold on to it for now.
  • Stay away from alcohol and drugs for tonight: they can make these thoughts louder
  • Drink some water and eat something small

Reasons to hold on (6)

  • This pain is real, and feelings this strong do change, even when it does not feel that way
  • Many people who have felt this way are glad they stayed
  • Write the name of one person who would want to hear from you
  • Write the name of a pet, a plant, or anything else that needs you
  • Write one thing you once wanted to see or do, however small
  • Keep this list on your phone, and read it when the thoughts get loud

In the next few days (4)

  • Book time with a doctor or counsellor, and tell them how hard it has beenSaying the word suicide out loud will not make it worse. It helps them help you.
  • Ask someone you trust to go with you, or to check on you each day
  • Write who to call, and in what order, for the next hard night
  • Sleep, food and a short walk are not a cure, but they do make the next day easier

Written from www.nhs.uk

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