If you are feeling suicidal right now and you need someone to talk to, please call one of the hotlines for help right now.
Call for Comfort - Call To Survive: Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
If you are thinking about suicide, read this first...
Please stop long enough to read this. It will only take about five minutes. I do not want to talk you out of your bad feelings. I am not a therapist or other mental health professional - only someone who knows what it is like to be in pain... [read more]
Don't Wait - Don't Hesitate - Call Now: Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
For many people who feel suicidal, there seems to be no other way out. Death describes their world at that moment and the strength of their suicidal feelings should not be under-estimated - they are real and powerful and immediate. There are no magic cures.
But it is also true that:
- Suicide is often a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
- Being gender variant or transgender is not a dead end! There is a growing community of successful transgender people and allies. You do not have to take this journey by yourself.
- When we are depressed, we tend to see things through the very narrow perspective of the present moment. A week or a month later, things may look completely different.
- Most people who once thought about killing themselves are now glad to be alive. They say they didn't want to end their lives - they just wanted to stop the pain.
If you are feeling suicidal right now and you need someone to talk to, please consult a suicide or crisis hotline.
Next: Learn more about the warnings signs for suicide.
More Resources
Some helpful suggestions of things that you can do right now if you are caught in the storm of suicidal thoughts and feelings:
http://www.suicidepreventionhelp.com/helpful.html
How to stay safe and find treatment
www.mayoclinic.com/health/suicide/MH00054
Feeling Suicidal
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