resources for anyone struggling 🤍
i’m reposting this from a deactivated account but many links were broken or uk-based, so i’ve verified links and resources ~ og post ~ please let me know if anything needs to be added/updated
suicide & crisis hotline: call or text 988 (800-273-8255)
trans lifeline: 877-565-8860
depression hotline: 866-903-3787
eating disorders helpline: 800-931-2237
rape and sexual assault: 800-656-4673
domestic violence hotline: 800-799-7233 or text “START” to 88788
child abuse hotline: 800-422-4453 or text “HELP” to 800-422-4453
grief support: griefshare.org or text “HELLO” to 741741
runaway safeline: 1-800-786-2929
after abortion hotline/pro-voice: text exhale pro-voice at 617-749-2948
alternatives without harming yourself:
splashing your face with water
getting a rubber band and snapping it against your skin (this could hurt, though it’s better than other ways that people usually choose to self-harm)
take a hot shower or bath
eat something sour. it will take your mind off the urge. (lemon, sour candy)
massage where you would self-harm
get a red pen or red paint and draw/paint over where you usually self-harm
remind yourself as to why you shouldn’t do it (scars, harms organs, leave memories etc…)
describe what you are feeling (is the urge/pain in your chest, fists, legs, arms, head?)
killing yourself will not help. it is not a solution.
you have your whole life ahead of you. you have so many more years that you can accomplish things in.
to save someone else’s life
to wake up every morning to the person you love
to keep that promise you made
to be able to look back and say “i made it”
what you’re going through is temporary.
in case you need to hear this:
you are going to be okay.
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